Skirt Construction On The Stand

Fitted Pencil Skirt

Today we constructed both a fitted pencil skirt and a traditional, more voluminous skirt. It was interesting to learn that both of these skirts, despite their differences, are made from the same block. 

The block for a skirt comes in two pieces, when creating a pencil skirt the pieces must be joined at the bottom to create minimal excess fabric. A small gap at the top will be formed, but this can be nipped in at the waist when on the stand.

As can be seen when placed on the stand, the skirt would be fitted from waist to hem.

Traditional, Voluminous Skirt

When constructing the traditional skirt the blocks are placed so they meet at the top and form a wide gap down the centre.

This gap, when transferred onto the stand, then creates a much more voluminous skirt silhouette.

I really enjoyed today's exercise and feel I gained a lot of knowledge on how we can manipulate pattern blocks to create different silhouettes and add volume.