How Do You Make A Half Pleated Skirt?
You won’t even need a pattern for this skirt once you understand how to make a half-pleat. This is made of cotton material and can be made fairly quickly. The pleats hang from the hipline, which gives a slimmer look. Measure your waist and hips. Measure the length from the hips to the bottom of the skirt. Calculate yardage based on each pleat assembly. Each pleat will be 1 inch deep, folded over, and the next pleat will begin an inch to the left of that. Therefore, each pleat is 2 inches of material plus an inch more before you set the next pleat. Find your hip measurement and calculate how many pleats are needed. Add an extra inch or two for ease. This is the width of material you will need. Calculate the width of the waist-to-hip piece based on your hip width. You can cut a single rectangular piece to fit the width, plus 2 inches for ease. Length is the waist-to-hip measurement plus 2 inches for a casing band to hold the elastic. This skirt will only have a back seam, which further e
