straigth pencil skirt

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Sun, 12/09/2012 - 11:58
DonnaE
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My straight skirt back piece is much higher than the front of my skirt,  when I put it on.  When I lay it down flat it is the same length but when I put it on, I have this problem.  What can I do about this problem?.

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Wed, 12/12/2012 - 16:59
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Nehzat
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Re: Straight Skirt Higher on the back

Dear DonnaE,

If someone has a more protruding buttocks compared to their belly, the back of the skirt will rise up and will cause the hem to rise on the back as well. To fix this, we need to let out from the top of the skirt on the back along the waistline seam. If this is not enough we need to shorten the front of the skirt along the waistline to level the hemline. Make sure to merge the new waistline gradually to the old one at the side seams.

I suggest that you use the full figure skirt block pattern making lesson which addresses these issues. Make sure to test the fit using muslin.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Happy sewing,

Nehzat 

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