Pink Tulle and Silk Edged Skirt
comments (2) September 17th, 2009 in gallery
hautecouturiere, member
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My inspiration for this skirt (kind of the whole look but the "shirt" in the picture is another dress I'm entering separately, just a skirt with the dress form looked dull) was the Dolce and Gabbana. The whole color palate and black as an edging inspired me to make this skirt. I had so many extra yards of this lovely pink tulle that my mom bought from Wal-Mart to make curtains for my sister's windows. I finally figured out what I was going to do with it all!
I'm not sure how many yards went into this skirt, but it was quite a lot. Again, this skirt is sewn entirely by hand using couture sewing techniques. I first used a french seam to attach the pink tulle together, then I gathered the tulle for the waist. I cut yards and yards of black silk strips and sewed those strips together with running stitches, then I turned the raw edges under and pressed. I pinned the black strips to the tulle hem and I pick stitched the black silk onto the hem of the tulle so the stitches remain almost invisible. I didn't want a line of stitches running the horizon of my hem. Then I used sheer flesh colored knit for the lining (I wanted the effect that I would seem naked through the tulle!). I cut a black strip waistband to my waist size and used interfacing to give it strength and structure. I attached this to the skirt with dense pick stitches, then I attached a waist lining with an overcasting stitch. The waist closes with snap buttons.
fun fact: this dress is made entirely from rectangles!
This dress is so fun to spin around in! As a last touch I found a tube of sheer iridescent beads that I sewed onto the hem of the lining, so no one will know it's there except me, or if I lift my skirt!
Pattern or design used: My own design
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Posted: 1:28 pm on September 23rd
Posted: 11:20 am on September 18th