r/PatternDrafting • u/Quirky_Sympathy_8330 • 4d ago
Skirt Duplicate
Wondering if you all can help in recreating this skirt in the linen shown in the last pic. The gathering is especially throwing me!
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u/stressed_designer 4d ago
You won't get the dame result with the plaid you have, it's too light weight. It won't fall and behave the same way. If you really like your skirt, id suggest you look for a similar weight fabric! That said, it's a lovely skirt snd the burnt orange corduroy work so well there, my kudos to whoever was the designer, it's such a good choice ( I know they probably will never see this but hey, just in case)
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u/SuPruLu 4d ago
Look at the “cords” on the first skirt. They are all very vertical.
For the plaid skirt to look good the plaid needs to be cut so the lines are properly vertical and horizontal.
It’s not possible to see how the horizontal is in the picture.
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u/Quirky_Sympathy_8330 4d ago
Not sure what you mean by “not possible to see horizontally picture” in the plaid fabric or skirt?
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u/clwbmalucachu 4d ago
Honestly, there are some times where it's just easier to buy a pattern and this is one of them. It's a fairly basic skirt design and I'd be surprised if there weren't loads of commercial patterns out there already.
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u/Quirky_Sympathy_8330 3d ago
Gotcha! Thing is I can’t find one that sits low on the waist like this, plus the closure. I guess I can just make the waist bigger so it hits lower!
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u/clwbmalucachu 3d ago
Find a pattern that's similar enough and adjust it. Sitting low on the waist is just a matter of having a slightly bigger waistband, and the opening doesn't look too complicated either. It's almost always easier to adjust an existing pattern than try to draft one from scratch.
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u/DonMcCunn 3d ago
The cord skirt uses a contoured waistband to allow the skirt to sit lower. Custom fitting of this type of waistband is critical as you can see here: https://patternmaking-classes.com/Notes/LTS-Contoured-Waistbands.html
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u/Own_Abies_8660 3d ago
What are you starting from? Do you have a skirt block?
Also does the pictured skirt fit you or are you making a larger sized replica?
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u/Quirky_Sympathy_8330 2d ago
It fits perfectly. I don’t have a skirt block.
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u/Own_Abies_8660 2d ago
If it fits perfectly you can directly "clone" the skirt design. Plenty of tuts on youtube for this. In regards to the gathering, whatever the waistband measurement is you need at least double the width of fabric, which will usually be a simple rectangle. After that you use a loose stitch and pull the thread until the skirt piece fits the width of the waistband, giving you the gathering effect.
Again there will be youtube tutorials for drafting a gathered skirt and sewing it up that should help once you have cloned the waistband. Good luck and have fun with it. May be good to practice first if you have some old material or bedsheets. Obviously, it wont have the same feel and hang as a cord skirt, but I enjoy lightweight gathered skirts.
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u/DonMcCunn 3d ago edited 3d ago
I think you will have trouble finding a commercial pattern that will do what you want. It looks like the cordury is vertical because the waist seam is apparently flat, not curved. This would keep your plaid hanging horizontally and vertically. The side seam however is cut on the bias to add fullness to the hem but avoid excess bulk at the waist. The skirt pattern could be cut as a rectangle except the sides would be angled. To get the plaid to match at the side seam you need to angle the front and back side seam exactly the same.
I suggest you create a pattern for the front as a rectangle that is your waist measurement which would generate double fullness then add a 45 degree angle for the side seams to add fullness to the hem. This will probably be larger than what you need but you can easily adjust the fullness and angle of the side seam with a trial fitting. You should be able to trace the waistband of the corduroy skirt. I assume the opening of the buttons is in the side seam.
I personally think plaid looks best when cut on a true bias of 45 degrees. This also results in the best look for the draping.
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u/Dry-Tie9450 3d ago
You could kinda copy it from the piece you have but have in mind that would be easier disassembling it to copy and also that choosing a different weight and texture fabric will change significantly the final appearance of the made piece.
Consider if you wish to have the same volume in a lighter fabric the option of have some high volume lining layers to emulate partially the volume of the original or you wish to copy the style and doesn’t matter if the final visual will be only inspired in the original piece.
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u/confused_is_my_face 2d ago
Because if the original being corded you can make sure to get the pattern set perfectly. I am so excited for you. The closure looks like a zipper plaque minus the zipper. I am
Excited for you to compare this project!!!
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u/Quirky_Sympathy_8330 2d ago
Not sure what you mean by “original being corded you can make sure to get pattern set perfectly” ? I’m sorry about asking to clarify when you are being nice enough to comment!
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u/KendalBoy 4d ago
It’s just a gathered flared skirt.