Spiral Panelled Skirt

Name: Spiral Panelled Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5427
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5427

A women's flared midi skirt made of six gores whose seams curve around the body in a spiral. No waistband: the waist is finished with an interfaced facing, and a zipper is set into the left side gore. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: corduroy.

Tech. Description

Spiral Panelled Skirt

When To Wear

In autumn and winter in corduroy, with knitwear, shirts and ankle boots.
For everyday wear with fitted tops, tucked in or worn over the waist.

Key Design Features

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

Length: Midi, below the knee.

Skirt: Six gores joined by curved seams that wind diagonally from the waist to the hem; the seams are overlocked and pressed to one side.

Waist: Sits at the waist with no waistband, finished with a two-piece facing (front and back) understitched 0.2 cm from the seam.

Closure: Zipper in an opening in the left side gore; the facing ends are turned under and hand stitched at the zipper.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Long curved seams that must be matched notch to notch, zipper insertion, a faced waist.

Fabric Recommendations

Corduroy.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (facings)
Zipper

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Skirt Gore – 6 pieces
Facing – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing: facings.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the facings.
Overlock the edges of the zipper opening on the left side Skirt Gore. Stitch the Skirt Gores together, leaving the zipper opening unstitched. Overlock the seams and press them to one side.
Stitch the side edges of the facings and press the seams open. Overlock the outer edge of the facings.
Insert the zipper. Stitch the Facing to the upper edge of the skirt front and back. Understitch the seam allowance to the Facing 0.2 cm from the seam. Turn under the side edges of the Facing at the zipper and hand stitch.
Overlock the lower edge of the skirt, press the hem to the wrong side and topstitch.