Three-Panel Bridal Skirt with Train

Name: Three-Panel Bridal Skirt with Train
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2014
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2014

A women's long fitted-and-flared satin skirt in three panels (one front, two backs), with a high-low hem that forms a train at the back. The hem is clean-finished by facing the satin with dense organza, and the waist is finished with a facing, without a waistband. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: heavy satin.

Tech. Description

Three-Panel Bridal Skirt with Train

When To Wear

As a wedding skirt, worn with a corset or a fitted bridal top.
For formal evening events with a fitted bodice or blouse.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted through the waist and hips, flaring towards the hem.

Length: Shorter at the front, sweeping into a train at the back.

Skirt: One front panel and two back panels joined by a centre back seam. The vertical seams are overlocked with satin and organza as one layer and pressed open; at the hem the seam corners are folded inside and secured by hand.

Closure: 20 cm zipper in the centre back seam.

Waist: Fused facing stitched to the lining and used to finish the top edge.

Finishing: Each panel is backed with dense organza cut 1 cm shorter at the hem; satin and organza are stitched along the lower edge and turned, so every panel's hem is finished before the panels are joined.

Lining: Full skirt lining.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Organza-faced hem on a curved train, panels finished individually before joining, a lined skirt with a waist facing.

Fabric Recommendations

Heavy satin.

Additional Supplies

20 cm zipper
Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing
Dense organza

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: Seam allowance for the center back seam of the skirt (for zipper insertion) - 2 cm. Other seams - 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width should be at least 140 cm) to determine how much material you will need.

From satin:
- All skirt pieces and facing pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- All facing pieces
From lining fabric:
- All lining pieces
From heavy organza:
- All skirt pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Try to observe the grain line direction.

Zipper in the center back seam of the skirt.
The bottom of the skirt is finished with a clean edge using heavy organza (see photo). The organza piece for the bottom edge is first trimmed 1 cm shorter than the satin skirt piece. Then both satin and organza pieces are stitched along the bottom edge and turned right side out. All skirt pieces are processed individually along their bottom edges in this manner.
Then all vertical seams of the skirt pieces are first overlocked (organza and satin together as one layer). Then all skirt pieces are stitched together, and these seams are pressed open (see photo). The corners of the seams at the bottom of the skirt are folded inwards and secured with blind stitches.
The facing, interfaced with fusible interfacing, is stitched onto the skirt lining, and then the top edge of the skirt is finished.