Sun dress with circle skirt

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Mon, 11/11/2013 - 18:16
KT1408
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Hi Nehzat,

I have just finished drafting the pattern for the dress with circle skirt.  I had wanted (and still do) to have a full length skirt, i.e., 85 cm from the top seam line.. But, it looks like it'll be enormous and this is just one fourth of the pattern, Is there anything I can do to keep the floor length but make it a lot less full?

Many thanks.
Kate

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Tue, 11/12/2013 - 15:37
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Nehzat
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Re: Sun dress with circle skirt

Dear Kate,

In order to reduce the fullness of you skirt, you can make the pattern for a half circle, instead of a full circle.

The way you do this, is by multiplying the circumference of where ever you want the top of your skirt to be positioned. For example your waistline. You multiply your waistline circumference by 2, then devide this number by Pi (3.14)

What ever is the resulting number, will be the radius of the circle you will use to draft your pattern, as instructed in the dress with circle skirt video lesson.

When you have finished drafting the pattern, cut your half circle skirt by placing the pattern on a single folded fabric. So that there are only two layers below your pattern. When you open the cut fabric, you will see a half circle with the top being the same circumference as the circumference where you measured on your body.

Happy sewing,

Nehzat


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