Under-skirts
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:13 am
Hi all,
During the lock-down I have been experimenting with some thin-ish cotton fabric I had lying around, and have made two under-skirts for wear under my lighter-weight kilts/kilt-skirts.
The first one is as simple as it gets- basically two rectangles of the fabric sewn together down the side seams , hemmed and with an elasticated waist. This comes down almost to the knees, so it is slightly restrictive movement wise.
The second one I decided to make longer to fit under a lightweight PV kilt I made a while back that rests below the knees. The construction of the first underskirt would not be practical for this length (it would be too restrictive), so I used four pieces of fabric- two for the fell like for the first one, and then two flaring out for the rest of the drop from the fell line, sewn together at the bottom of the fell. The sewing is rough and ready, but won't be seen. This one allows full movement.
I am amazed at how much extra heat these underskirts keep in- they will be great for winter wear.
I would appreciate advice from anyone who has made underskirts, especially longer ones:
-what is the proper way to make a skirt with flare so that the hemline is horizontal and so the drape is uniform (ie not with two untidy seams that put two peaks in the hemline)
-has anyone experimented with putting a bit more fullness into the underskirt. I want to have some extra layers in the underskirt, but not to the extent that it becomes a crinolene style petticoat; just enough to give my lightweight PV kilts a bit of body.
I have looked on various sewing websites- i suppose I could go the route of a circle skirt, but I don't know how well that would sit under a kilt-like garment (eg in the fell area); or I could pare down one of the full blown petticoat styles; maybe go for something a bit more tailored with a zip in the fell area?
Any suggestions/advice would be great.
Thanks.
During the lock-down I have been experimenting with some thin-ish cotton fabric I had lying around, and have made two under-skirts for wear under my lighter-weight kilts/kilt-skirts.
The first one is as simple as it gets- basically two rectangles of the fabric sewn together down the side seams , hemmed and with an elasticated waist. This comes down almost to the knees, so it is slightly restrictive movement wise.
The second one I decided to make longer to fit under a lightweight PV kilt I made a while back that rests below the knees. The construction of the first underskirt would not be practical for this length (it would be too restrictive), so I used four pieces of fabric- two for the fell like for the first one, and then two flaring out for the rest of the drop from the fell line, sewn together at the bottom of the fell. The sewing is rough and ready, but won't be seen. This one allows full movement.
I am amazed at how much extra heat these underskirts keep in- they will be great for winter wear.
I would appreciate advice from anyone who has made underskirts, especially longer ones:
-what is the proper way to make a skirt with flare so that the hemline is horizontal and so the drape is uniform (ie not with two untidy seams that put two peaks in the hemline)
-has anyone experimented with putting a bit more fullness into the underskirt. I want to have some extra layers in the underskirt, but not to the extent that it becomes a crinolene style petticoat; just enough to give my lightweight PV kilts a bit of body.
I have looked on various sewing websites- i suppose I could go the route of a circle skirt, but I don't know how well that would sit under a kilt-like garment (eg in the fell area); or I could pare down one of the full blown petticoat styles; maybe go for something a bit more tailored with a zip in the fell area?
Any suggestions/advice would be great.
Thanks.