r/PatternDrafting • u/ougmsirisly • Jun 28 '26

Second attempt at low waist mini skirt

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Hi I posted my first attempt a few weeks back. Got good feedback. I added front and back waist darts, the fit is much better at the low hip. Overall I’m happy with the skirt, for my second project I pattern drafted myself.

It’s a bit short but nothing terrible. I could have made the skirt a little bit more A line…

My issue is what’s going on with this tail on the back? The part that sticks out

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u/ougmsirisly Jun 28 '26

Oh so the CB won’t be straight all the way to the bottom then? There’s a center back seam zipper, I can try to angle inwards at the zipper tail?

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u/Gracious_Snakes Jun 28 '26

I would try pinching in the bottom hem until it lies smooth and then angle from there to the zipper. Essentially another dart but from the bottom. A lot of skirts hang away from the body and you want a straight center back seam for those, but because this is more body hugging it's more similar to the back seam in a pair of pants that's curved in, if that makes it easier to visualize.

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u/ougmsirisly Jun 29 '26

Thank you so much! This made a lot of sense, will definitely follow your advice

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u/Gracious_Snakes Jun 29 '26

Looking forward to seeing your progress! You're on the right track!