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Pleated Skirt

Pattern #2658

This elegant Pleated Skirt pattern offers a versatile midi-length A-line silhouette with soft pleats and a unique asymmetrical front button closure. It provides sophisticated style for various occasions, making it suitable for work, everyday elegance, or smart casual gatherings. This intermediate pattern can be made to your own measurements or in standard sizes, requiring skills in concealed zippers, pleats, and facings.

Tech. Description

Pleated Skirt

Elegant and versatile, this midi-length skirt pattern features off-centre stitched-down front pleats accented with three decorative buttons for a graceful silhouette.

When To Wear

This pleated skirt offers sophisticated style for a variety of occasions, making it perfect for:

  • Work & Office: Its smart design and graceful length make it suitable for professional environments.
  • Everyday Elegance: Effortlessly elevates daily outfits for a polished casual look.
  • Smart Casual Gatherings: a comfortable yet stylish choice for brunches, dinners, or social events.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: An elegant a-line silhouette with a gentle flare, providing comfortable movement and a flattering shape.

Length: Midi length, falling gracefully below the knee for a refined and versatile look.

Waist: a clean, defined waistline finished with an integrated facing for a smooth and comfortable fit.

Front Detail: Off-centre pleats on the front skirt, stitched down from the waist and released below, on the wearer's right side; the stitched section is accented with three decorative buttons.

Back: a smooth, unadorned back panel with a subtle center back seam for a streamlined finish.

Closure: an invisible zipper in the center back seam (the front buttons are decorative).

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires skills in inserting invisible zippers, creating and stitching pleats, and finishing with facings.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose dressmaking fabrics that hold shape well while offering comfortable drape:

  • Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers

Additional Supplies

  • Fusible interfacing
  • Invisible zipper
  • 3 buttons

Cutter's Must

Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need.

  • From main fabric:
    • Back Skirt – 2 pieces
    • Front Skirt – 1 piece
    • Back Facing – 2 pieces
    • Front Facing – 1 piece
  • From fusible interfacing:
    • Back Facing – 2 pieces
    • Front Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

  1. Fuse interfacing to the Front Facing and Back Facings.
  2. Finish the center back edges of each Back Skirt separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem. Press the seam allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
  3. Lay the pleats on the Front Skirt according to the markings and stitch them down (pleat intake directed towards the center).
  4. Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and finish.
  5. Stitch the side seams of the facings, press allowances open. Finish the bottom edge. Place the facing on the skirt right sides together and stitch the top edge. Topstitch the allowances to the facing 0.2 cm from the stitching line. Fold the facing to the wrong side, press. Secure the facing at the side seams and the zipper tape.
  6. Finish the bottom edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
  7. Sew the decorative buttons onto the Front Skirt.

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