Bridal Skirt with Train

Name: Bridal Skirt with Train
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2007
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2007

A women's long fitted skirt in dense satin that hugs the hips, flares below the knee and extends into a train at the back. No waistband: the top edge is faced, the skirt is lined, and a zip sits in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dense satin.

Tech. Description

Bridal Skirt with Train

When To Wear

As the skirt of a two-piece wedding outfit, with a corset or a fitted lace top.
For a formal evening event, with a fitted blouse or bustier.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting through the hips and thighs, flaring from below the knee.

Length: Floor length at the front; the back panel extends into a train.

Closure: 20 cm zip in the centre back seam of the back panel.

Back: Back panel with a centre back seam running from the waist down through the train.

Waist: No waistband; the top edge is finished with a facing fused with interfacing and stitched to the skirt lining.

Finishing: The hem is turned up 2 cm and sewn by hand.

Lining: Full skirt lining, joined to the waist facing.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A fitted, lined skirt with a facing joined to the lining, a centre back zip and a long hand-sewn hem around the train.

Fabric Recommendations

Dense satin.

Additional Supplies

Zip, 20 cm
Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (waist facings)

Cutter's Must

From satin:
- Front Skirt – 1 piece
- Center Back Skirt – 2 pieces
- Center Side Skirt – 2 pieces
From satin and from fusible interfacing:
- Front Skirt Facing – 1 piece
- Back Skirt Facing – 2 pieces
From lining fabric:
- Front Skirt Lining – 1 piece
- Back Skirt Lining – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Sew the zip into the center back seam of the Center Back Skirt pieces.
Hem the lower edge of the skirt by hand (2 cm).
Fuse interfacing to the Front Skirt Facing and Back Skirt Facing. Stitch the facings onto the top edge of the Front Skirt Lining and Back Skirt Lining, then stitch the lining with its facings to the upper edge of the skirt.