Making a Vintage Inspired Circle Skirt

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4 жыл бұрын

Hello everyone and welcome to a new video!
This is the second project in my efforts to make a more vintage-inspired-history-bounding wardrobe (I need to find a smaller name for this). I follow quite a few vintage wearers and dressers on Instagram and KZfaq, and I have always felt really inspired by these looks (like Rachel Maksy and Shirinatra). I felt like a staple brown skirt would be great for my wardrobe. However, I could never find anything similar to what I wanted in my price range and size online or in vintage and second hand stores.
So I decided to make one! This is a really simple, easy skirt to make. It's a circle skirt with a centre front closure of buttons. I mentioned in my video that I think this style would work best with a less full skirt, as the weight of the button placket closure makes it hang strangely sometimes (but it twirls well sooooo you win some, you lose some?). It is really comfy and goes with everything so I'm actually really happy with it! I would just recommend being wary of the warping of the fabric, because some of it is cut on the bias, it can actually keep stretching while you sew, so I would check the length a few times during the sewing process (something I should have done!).
As mentioned in the video, I don't go over how to draft a circle skirt. There a lot of tutorials out there for this, but here is the one that taught me how to do it, by Angela Clayton:
• How to Make a Circle S...
And also a cool resource is this circle skirt calculator:
byhandlondon.com/pages/circle...
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@serenejellyfishgames 4 жыл бұрын

I believe the uneven hem is a common issue with circle skirts since some of the fabric is hanging straight on-grain and some is hanging on a bias. If you hang the skirt up (on a mannequin or even just from the waistband) and let it sit for a couple days the weight of the fabric will pull down in some places (and not in others) as far as it's going to do. Then you go back after to re-measure and hem. It does mean that you don't get to cut, sew and wear all in the same day but you'll have that particular problem sorted out without too much cursing.

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

yep, absolutely! I mention in the video that usually I let circle skirts hang at least over night, and then trim the hem according to the pattern. I believe this one continued to stretch as I worked on it due to the weave of the fabric :)

@cookiemallet 4 жыл бұрын

i like to use a steamer while it’s hanging on a mannequin to help move the warping along

@alexoost 3 жыл бұрын

cookiemallet is a steamer save to use on wool then? I have never used one before and im always hesitant to use steam on anything.

@cookiemallet 3 жыл бұрын

Alexandra Oostindjer typically wool reacts really badly to heat so i would say no

@breeinatree4811 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I read this. I'm going to be making a historic dress that suggests hanging the garment for 24 hours over several different steps. I was going to skips this, but after reading your post, I'll be following the advise.

@LadyGecko 4 жыл бұрын

It’s been 35 + years since I mad a full circle skirt. Light brown wool blend, zipper, regular interfacing in the waistband (I never like fusible), slightly below the knee length. I used a lace tape on the hem, hand stitched. Loved that skirt. Same wool blend in a deep black, I did a full button down pencil skirt with pockets. Loved that skirt two. I had a very eclectic wardrobe in my 20s.

@athomewithkarmen 3 жыл бұрын

Lace tape on hems is my FAVORITE way to finish garments. I often finish all the seams with lace, too!

@Milerzz 3 жыл бұрын

The way you sewed a guideline to hem the skirt just blew my mind. I don’t have a dress form so hems on big skirts have been the bane of my existence until now

@MarvelousNysa 2 жыл бұрын

With all the circle skirt tutorials on KZfaq, I couldnt quite find one that explained it as well and had this exact type of aesthetic, thanks so much and can't wait to get started on a skirt like this!

@CelineAdobea 3 жыл бұрын

wooow this has been so nice to see you using news papers! I've been so caught up in needing all the "right" supplies 😳🙌🏾 turned out really beautiful as well 😄

@monikamiroslava4074 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty! I've been thinking about making a the same type of skirt and wasn't sure whether a full or a 1/2 circle would be better.

@rum_coke_17 4 жыл бұрын

I love how gentle and soft your voice is when you’re narrating, unlike most other tutorial videos I’ve seen. It’s very calming and it makes watching all the more enjoyable.

@aruralmother2895 4 жыл бұрын

Fact! Sewing videos are my "ASMR" 😊

@canucknancy4257 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tweed. I adore the colour. It's lovely when it's a "buttonholer on my machine works" type of day. Gorgeous work. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

@emmacooper1434 3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to try making a skirt like this. It’s been years since I did any sewing and I’ve never made anything remotely as complicated as actual clothing ( cushion covers only ). Would you say this would suit a relative beginner?

@mackenziewright9495 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you go through your thought processes and all your trials/errors. So helpful for beginners like me!

@Feelicitasy 4 жыл бұрын

It still turned out beautifully! I love the swishyness of the skirt! I also recently made a vintage inspired circle skirt, but with only 3/4 circle and inserted pockets. My fabric was only 90 cm wide and I wanted it to be ankle-length, so I had to cut the panels as quarter-circles, with two sideseams and a back seam.

@alexoost 3 жыл бұрын

I generally prefer to make my skirts with one back seam for closing and two side seams for internal pockets. I suppose it depends on what you prefer for your design.

@nicolemariefashion1 3 жыл бұрын

Buttonholes are sooooo stressful! I always test several times to make sure my machine is not going to be feisty. Oh and I have found that going over the buttonhole twice really makes a difference finish-wise. It just looks so much cleaner to me.

@PrettyShepherd 4 жыл бұрын

This colour became my favourite this past season 💕 it was so nice to see you handling this fabric ✨☺️ Regarding the uneven hem: all the circle skirts I’ve ever sewn in my life, I’ve always had to put on a mannequin an re-measure the hemline. I just use a large ruler that I put on the ground and measure up to the shortest part of the skirt - usually wherever the seams are - and then measure the same height from the ground to the hem all around the skirt, and mark it with chalk. Then just trim the excess and finish the hem. I don’t know if this is HA or common practice, but it works wonders for me ☺️

@kendy4425 4 жыл бұрын

Your way to hem skirt is the way my mother use to do on my skirt when I was kid, it is more précise du to warping of matérial and also adapting to bodychape. She had a tool that is just a ruler on a feet with an ajustable guide to help place the needle on the same level all around

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

yes that sounds like a great method! I can't believe I didn't even think to remeasure it after the first check, as it obviously warped further on - I've definitely learned my lesson :)

@sharonwerner2419 4 жыл бұрын

Long gret or dark coloured skirts always look neat and practicle,nest on my winter list

@ABC1701A 3 жыл бұрын

Best way to do full hems is to run a basting thread before turning up, you can then gather the fullness as you turn the hem. A hint from mum, learned in the days when full skirts were the fashion and most people sewed their own. It really does help. Beautiful skirt, mine will be in navy linen and a half circle, hope it comes out as well.

@pay1370 4 жыл бұрын

I'm currently searching for a nice twill to make my own skirt. Love the way yours turned out!

@katelane8702 4 жыл бұрын

This is a project i made this year too, i love herringbone fabrics! I like that you watch Angela Clayton as well

@JustLikeWonderful 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos have been so calming during these stressful days! The only problem is that they make desperate to start sewing. Keep up the good work!

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear it!

@denisebennett1626 4 жыл бұрын

Great job on the skirt. You made the instructions nice and easy to understand.

@Shannon-Townsend 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, I love it, the buttons really set it off!!

@BeverleyButterfly 4 жыл бұрын

Ooh what a lovely skirt when I know how to do buttonholes I might give this a try myself xx

@historianhilly 4 жыл бұрын

even though my videos are a mess and chaotic, i strangely love how detailed and calm you are ! haha

@SpicyBeccaSaylor 4 жыл бұрын

Love your explanations 🙂 very easy to follow along!

@kei220 4 жыл бұрын

I love how your skirt turned out, the fabric is lovely (even if it did stretch out a little!)

@arsenicCatnya 4 жыл бұрын

omg this looks stunning! i have similar fabric in my stash and now i might just have to make myself a pretty skirt like this! ♥

@m-jud1701 4 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful garment ! I might try this one when I get to it. :D

@annad.l6087 4 жыл бұрын

You do such a good job. I really should watch more of your videos.

@lovepuppy2242 4 жыл бұрын

How cute! I’ve been meaning to make a similar skirt but my machine has broken, guess I’ll be hand sewing as this has made me want that skirt even more!

@Imjetta7 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, I love it! Well done!

@thimblesandunicorns6965 4 жыл бұрын

It looks great! I am going to try and make myself a skirt with a smiliar look

@genevieveatkinson4217 4 жыл бұрын

Freakin’ cute! Seems fairly easy. And it looks quite lovely on you!!!!

@belkusuma 2 жыл бұрын

the patch-on pocket is VERY cute! love the skirt!

@brainstormedperson132 3 жыл бұрын

I am in awe about your super neat hem, that is something I am still really struggling with, hemming curved/circle skirt edges ... 🙈😍

@rachelunderwood4868 4 жыл бұрын

Another lovely project. Thank you for sharing :-)

@carolempluckrose4188 2 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking of a full circle, full length skirt - in deep blue velvet!

@moiragreyland 2 жыл бұрын

It was fascinating watching you draft an actual pattern for this. When I make circle skirts, I fold the fabric from waist to hem, in half, in quarters lengthwise, and fold it, and fold it, then cut along the bottom edge through many thicknesses. It is quick and dirty, but does the trick. It allows me to get the maximum length from the fabric, since most of these skirts will be floorlength. Still, your way will be more precise and have less chance of an uneven edge, or the headaches of a dull rotary cutter going through a dozen thicknesses of fabric at once.

@sinki3322 4 жыл бұрын

You are an absolute angel ! Thank you so much ! It's gorgeous, and it's going to be very useful!

@eastcoastartist 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this

@louiselill1528 4 жыл бұрын

I love your skirt and the idea of using newspaper was fantastic . it may of needed a little longer so the bias could drop more when the placket and buttons where added before heming the skirt . I really enjoy watching your videos so relaxing . Thank you

@VictorianMaid99 3 жыл бұрын

I love vintage styled clothing !

@RetroClaude 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great! I have a vintage pattern for a similar style that I've been hoping to make 💚

@CottageTales 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely video. Has a very Ameli vibe with the piano in the background...

@susilakunwar5067 3 жыл бұрын

The skirt is beautiful would surely make something like that once

@scifi.ginger4148 3 жыл бұрын

This video is perfect thank you for sharing!!

@callunas 3 жыл бұрын

It's beautiful despite the imperfections! What would you have preferred to use rather than fusible interfacing to provide stiffness?

@mothersuperior6751 4 жыл бұрын

Questions. Do the wooden buttons last, going through the wash? Is there a reason that you cut the pocket across the fabric and not down the selvage? It is a pretty skirt. I would need it longer and less full, but it looks lovely on you. Glad you enjoy wearing it.

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

I have a couple of blouses with wooden buttons that are okay - I hope these are okay going through the wash too :) I cut the pockets out of scraps so it was only a practical decision.

@tonygroves5526 3 жыл бұрын

Another consideration is that selvedge edges can shrink causing puckers.

@bouuncyball 4 жыл бұрын

I love this skirt! The fabric you chose is so nice. (I also need that magical buttonhole thingy!)

@eleventythree 4 жыл бұрын

every time you left the iron on the fabric i stopped breathing aaaaaaaaarrrrrrr

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

haha yes I live on the edge with my iron!

@mf4376 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful skirt, I love the way it turned out! I wonder if adding a petticoat underneath would help it drape in a way that better highlighted the button front?

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

true yes! I'll give that a try :)

@marymugge1523 3 жыл бұрын

I've had good luck getting a petticoat like effect by doing a double turned, 3inch hem. Its more fabric that makes the edge slightly more stuff and held out without adding too much extra weight or needing a petticoat.

@cheri1687 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely voice to listen to an lovely video to watch, these are my fav kind of skirts. I shall have to make some. Wait...that ruler thing you used on the pockets...its for like seam allowance? Thats what thats for?!?!?!?

@Lorenzo-hu7fh 2 жыл бұрын

I saw you have a singer in the background. For the buttonholes you should try the vintage singer buttonholes (the one in the green box) it’s automatic and buttonholes are amazingly easy!

@Collection_of_unseen_nature 4 жыл бұрын

So Beautiful 😍 Sending you 40 hugs from southern Sweden 🤩 good job. I enjoy your videos.

@Gandellion 4 жыл бұрын

£5 per metre!? Wow

@tls8688 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely skirt outcome! If you regreted the fusible interface in the waist band, would you a) use non fusible, or b) none at all?

@aylaalexandra1 Жыл бұрын

Cat I love the music you’re always playing. Who do you listen to?

@oMORKVAo 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I love your choice of music for the video! Can I ask you for the name of the first song please?

@creadoradeilusiones Жыл бұрын

Me encanto como realizastes esta hermosa falda, a un que no entiendo el idioma, con las imágenes me hice una idea, muchas gracias 💗

@makaylar.6722 3 жыл бұрын

This music is so calming for my anxiety and me being sick right now. Do you remember what this one was called? It's lovely.

@abigailhernandez8162 3 жыл бұрын

If you dont mind what machine do you have ive been looking for a new machine

@sherrieludwig508 3 жыл бұрын

Why would you not make the buttonholes horizontal? It would prevent the buttons unbuttoning themselves if any strain was put on the opening. I was always taught to put the buttonhole perpendicular to the direction of any possible pull on the placket.

@Ukulilly 3 жыл бұрын

Genius!!

3 жыл бұрын

Amé tu video♥

@silverpromidi 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed on your voice and accent, soothing. How did you make that little cardboard guide that you use Cat? Ingenious and such a great size. Thanks for the link to that circle skirt calculator, I have been looking for something like this for a while now. I need to 'get brave' and use my machine buttonholer - yes, it scares me a bit, making button holes in general scare me a bit :) Love the material and the way it sits. Your skirt looks really nice.

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

I just cut it out of some spare cardboard! I'm always terrified of machine buttonholes, to be honest, but I find it really helps to do a few practice ones in spare bits of the same fabric as the garment :)

@silverpromidi 4 жыл бұрын

@@CatsCostumery what measurements do you have on that little cardboard guide?

@booksatthebottomofthestair8446 4 жыл бұрын

What interfacing would you have preferred.

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

I think using normal fabric or better, woven interfacing rather than iron-on would've worked better in the long term I think! :)

@kavyasundaresan7909 4 жыл бұрын

Hey how much fabric did you use?

@naneunanna6135 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of fabric did you use for this work?

@Emnms68 3 жыл бұрын

How much fabric did this project use? You said you made 2 skirts from the fabric, so I guess half the amount of fabric you bought but I don’t know how much that is

@JustSaralius 3 жыл бұрын

Did you place the button closure on the bias part of the skirt? I wonder if it would have fitted more smoothly on the straight grain side and the bias would hang nicer over the hips maybe? Your seams are impeccable btw! So beautifully done! 😍 I want to make a skirt now! Must go fabric hunting! 😄

@CatsCostumery 3 жыл бұрын

The buttons were on grain and the bias goes over the hips :)

@JustSaralius 3 жыл бұрын

@@CatsCostumery Thanks for answering! 😊

@elliesewingandtrashytv 4 жыл бұрын

Can I ask where on earth you’re able to get pretty wool blend like that for that money? I’m very much a beginner and would love to try a skirt like this. However am struggling to get anything cheap enough that I wouldn’t be horrified to fail in.

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

I think I got lucky on eBay! There are quite a few like end of bolt cuts or x number of meters cuts that are more affordable. I would just recommend some online digging and browsing, it is very hit or miss with eBay :)

@laurengloriana1507 4 жыл бұрын

When you entered in your measurements in the skirt calculator, did you factor in extra waist width to add the button placket? If so, how much?

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

I did yes! I added three inches, as each side of the placket is 1 and a half inches :)

@laurengloriana1507 4 жыл бұрын

@@CatsCostumery Thank you, Cat! I'll be sure to do the same on my skirt.

@MsVikkihoo 4 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the little tool you used for measuring. Not the seam gauge the other odd shaped item. I’d love one just need to know what it is called so I can search for it online. 😁

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

it's also called a measuring gauge! I got this one: amzn.to/33UCkU8 :)

@moranarevel 4 жыл бұрын

We've I first heard you say "fusible interfacing", I screamed NOOOO! Any project I expect to last get a nice durable interfacing. And wool I expect to really last.

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree! I regretted using fusible :(

@phuongphan-dh1yo 3 жыл бұрын

Can I make this only hand sewing? I dont have a sewing machine

@CatsCostumery 3 жыл бұрын

yes ofc!

@beetle7710 3 жыл бұрын

It has pockets!

@madkinomes 3 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering, since you did say that interfacing gave up in the wash, how did the wool fair? I'm not sure if the 'wool shrinks everytime you wash it' thing is a myth. I haven't gone about trying it because wool isn't popular where I am from in Asia, but I am very interested. How do you go about washing wool skirts like this without the shrinking happening?

@CatsCostumery 3 жыл бұрын

I pre-washed the fabric before cutting out, and this is a wool blend (with a high poly percentage I think) so no further shrinkage has occurred :)

@madkinomes 3 жыл бұрын

@@CatsCostumery I see! Thank you for taking the time to write down a reply 😊

@MysticOceanDollies 4 жыл бұрын

About how much fabric did you use?

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

circle skirts can eat up fabric really quickly. I think I used between 2 to 3 meters. :)

@hannahb6442 3 жыл бұрын

Where are you finding wool for £5 per metre???

@vanessatrotter69 3 жыл бұрын

👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

@ABC1701A 3 жыл бұрын

A great channel on cutting a half circle, full circle and double full circle skirts is Global Fashion Workshop.

@victoriafantasi5054 3 жыл бұрын

Hei, where did you buy your fabric?:)

@CatsCostumery 3 жыл бұрын

eBay!

@victoriafantasi5054 3 жыл бұрын

@@CatsCostumery thank you! I never tought of bying fabric there but now i will start looking there heheh 😊

@arit8009 3 жыл бұрын

hand stitched buttonholes might be easier just fyi

@samanthaabreu782 4 жыл бұрын

I'm just a beginner and I think the waistband is a nightmare :(

@amandamarquart2047 4 жыл бұрын

I detest web fusible interfacing; it goes on poorly and wears even more poorly. I’ve had much better luck with woven interfacing if you can find it in your shops! They make it in iron on and sew in.

@CatsCostumery 4 жыл бұрын

yes! I really want to get some but I can never find it in my local shop so I must try online :)

@XxFluffyxX 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never sewn, is it possible to do a slow tutorial of this explaining a bit more? If not that’s totally fine but that would just be lovely!

@mara_designs 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful fabric and style u chose! But I think that the circle pattern is not quite right for the kind of style u went for. U can barely see the nicely made buttons, because the folds of the circle skirt are covering them.

@samirgenceliyev4390 3 жыл бұрын

Heyif dili bilmirem

@heidiscott4363 4 жыл бұрын

Lost in space hey where s the planet

@wickxpe 3 жыл бұрын

Not me being here for a cosplay

@sewvintagebysunraedoll 4 жыл бұрын

Check out Charm patterns site, Gertie just came out with an easy full circle skirt with huge pockets etc. I think you would 😊 enjoy for your history bounding collection.