About This Class
Class Schedule
- Held over 2 weeks.
- Each week you’ll learn new skills in the 2.5 hour weekly workshops.
- Total of 5 hours tuition. Not including course supplies.
What You Will Learn
- Measurements and selecting pattern sizes, pattern placement, transferring markings and cutting technique
- Interfacing, stitching darts, finishing side seams and inserting a zip
- Checking fit, attaching a waistband or waist facing and hemming
What You Get
- A perfect pencil skirt adjusted to your desired fit
- Instructions to making the pencil skirt
- A copy of the pattern
Description
Pattern Design: A pencil skirt is a wardrobe classic. Through an understanding of fit, it can be a relaxed fit column skirt, or a fitted wiggle skirt with the emphasises on all your curves. You will not only make a skirt, but you will also choose your level of fit and make adjustments to get a great fit. The pattern is finished with your choice of waistband or waist facing and closes with a zip (regular or invisible). You'll learn new skills, improve your sewing confidence and increase your knowledge of dressmaking all under the guiding eye of a teacher supporting you through the steps. In a workshop at this level, you are expected to know how to use a sewing machine.
Photographed Sample: I model my very own pencil skirt made from a commercial pattern in the photograph. In a lovely pattern woven fabric with the slightest amount of stretch. I have chosen to go with a semi-fitted skirt, it is finished with a waistband and is hemmed just below my knee. Classic simple styling that will allow me to team it with just about anything in my wardrobe!
Styling Ideas and Notes on Supplies: You can not only choose from a huge variety of fabrics to make this skirt, once you've made it in class, it is probably compulsory to make it again in all sorts of flavours!
If you want a really close fit from your pencil skirt, choose a medium weight woven fabric that contains a percentage of stretch - you want to ensure that your skirt allows you to sit. If you want a more relaxed fit skirt, you could work with a linen, or similar fabrics that have very little stretch.
This pattern is not suitable for knit fabrics. For directional prints, large prints and fabrics with nap you should purchase extra fabric. This is an unlined skirt pattern. Be sure to take this in to consideration when choosing your fabric i.e. avoid 'scratchy' or see-through fabrics. I have used an invisible zip and will put in a hook and eye closure on the waistband. Click here to read about choosing the right interfacing.
My pattern measurements cover from a size 6 - 23'' waist & 321/2'' hip to 22 - 37'' waist and 46'' hip. If you wish to make a skirt outside this range, please email us and we will grade a pattern ready for your workshop.
What to Bring- 22cm dress zip or invisible zip (note an invisible zipper foot is required for the invisible zip)
- Matching sewing machine thread
- 1.5m medium weight woven , cotton or poplin fabrics. Fabrics with a small percentage of stretch or cotton, poplin - NOT KNIT, Jacquard works well too.
- 0.3m light weight interfacing
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The pencil skirt class is offered quarterly. The regular class price is $120 (prices are subject to change)
Dates
May - Friday the 13th (9:30 - 01:30)
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July 14 (Evening Class) 6:30 - 9:30
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