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Button-Front Suede Skirt with Lacing

Pattern #5163
Tech. Description

Button-Front Suede Skirt with Lacing

Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a versatile midi-length skirt, featuring a button-front closure, practical patch pockets, and unique decorative lacing details.

When To Wear

This stylish skirt offers adaptable elegance, perfect for:

  • Everyday Chic: Effortlessly elevates casual ensembles for daily wear or relaxed outings.
  • Seasonal Styling: An ideal choice for creating sophisticated autumn and winter looks.
  • Smart-Casual Gatherings: Easily transitions for informal social events or semi-dressy occasions.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: A flattering straight-cut silhouette designed to fall gracefully to a midi length.

Closure: A full button-front closure, secured with seven functional and decorative buttons.

Pockets: Two generously sized patch pockets adorn the front, combining practicality with a classic aesthetic.

Waist: Fitted at the natural waistline, shaped with darts for a comfortable and tailored fit.

Back: Features a clean, single-panel design at the back, enhanced with shaping darts for a smooth drape.

Details: Unique decorative lacing finishes the front placket, hemline, and pocket openings, adding an artisanal touch.

Hem: A straight hemline that maintains the skirt's elegant, elongated proportion.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. This pattern involves precise dart construction, clean pocket application, creating buttonholes, and the detailed technique of decorative lacing.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose medium-weight fabrics with some body to highlight the skirt's structure and details:

  • Natural or artificial suede
  • Dense, non-fraying fabrics (e.g., heavy twill, corduroy)

Additional Supplies

  • 7 buttons

Fabric & Materials

SUEDE

CUTTER'S MUST

  • FRONT PANEL - QTY 2
  • BACK PANEL - QTY 1 on fold
  • Pocket – QTY 2

Sewing Instructions

  1. Stitch darts on the FRONT SKIRT HALF and BACK SKIRT HALF, press towards the center.
  2. Stitch side seams.
  3. Fold SEAM ALLOWANCES on pockets and topstitch onto FRONT PANELS according to markings.
  4. On the right FRONT PANEL, overcast buttonholes; on the left, sew on buttons.
  5. Cut thin cords (approx. 2 mm wide) from suede. Along the edge of the opening, upper and lower edges, and along the top of the pocket, at a distance of 2 cm from the edge, punch holes for the cord (distance between holes 2 cm). Thread the cord through the holes, over the edge.

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