Shortening a skirt
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:28 am
Well, I've shortened my first skirt. My wife bought it for me from a charity shop and in its bought form I wouldn't wear it because it went down to mid-calf. So I lopped about 10" off the bottom. I didn't find that easy because the skirt is made in panels that sort of swirl to one side and it is very full so the hem was quite long. It is also lined.
Mistake - I thought that scissors were scissors were scissors, especially big ones. But the ones I used weren't proper dressmaking ones and weren't sharp enough so the bottom edge on both the skirt and lining looked a bit ragged.
Not a problem I thought as I could make up for this when I hemmed the lining and skirt. I helped MOH a few years ago, well, more than a few years ago, really, to redo the hems on some skirts of hers so I know how to sew a hem manually ( without a sewing machine ). That's fine, but it took me absolutely ages to get the hems right ( because the bottoms weren't level ) so that they were both level. Now completed and looks fine for me now - just above the knee and looks great. I'm happy eventually with my workmanship.
Mistake - I thought that scissors were scissors were scissors, especially big ones. But the ones I used weren't proper dressmaking ones and weren't sharp enough so the bottom edge on both the skirt and lining looked a bit ragged.
Not a problem I thought as I could make up for this when I hemmed the lining and skirt. I helped MOH a few years ago, well, more than a few years ago, really, to redo the hems on some skirts of hers so I know how to sew a hem manually ( without a sewing machine ). That's fine, but it took me absolutely ages to get the hems right ( because the bottoms weren't level ) so that they were both level. Now completed and looks fine for me now - just above the knee and looks great. I'm happy eventually with my workmanship.