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Did your fabric suggestions list twill or other comparable fabric? Or, did it list soft fabrics? The model seems to be wearing a suede-like fabric which would have comparable body to what you used. Your change into eight gores sounds as if it should have worked. What don't you like about the final product?
2/28/05 1:25 PM
Hi Jan B. At least one other reviewer successfully made it in denim (in it's original 4-gore design), so potentially my fabric choise was suitable. It was firm enough for me to use a denim needle. As for what I didn't like, well, if I wanted to look like I had a huge derriere, I'd wear it in a heartbeat! I'm a plus size so nothing is going to make me look slender, though IMHO this garment makes me look heftier than what I usually wear. I've many more patterns I can trial before I test this again in a fabric with a softer hand. A digital camera is on my wish list, so that I can post reviews with photos, rather than wait the months before I finish a film.
2/28/05 5:34 PM
A-lines can be more flattering than other choices. I made a tulip-shape skirt in a very drapey fabric. It doesn't show the shape at all, but does make a flowing skirt. I like the combination, even if it isn't the pattern's original intention.
2/28/05 6:16 PM
What a pity it didn't work for you. I guess at least it helps you in knowing 'what not to wear'!
2/28/05 6:54 PM
I made this skirt in a soft but weighty crepe-y viscose. I had fabric-related problems of a different sort, but I still like the silhouette of this skirt. It's the only long skirt style that seems to look okay on my short-rectangle shaped body. I reckon it'd be worth another try, on a drapier fabric.
2/19/10 1:46 AM