Tiered Gathered Skirt

Name: Tiered Gathered Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5973
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5973

A women's pull-on skirt for knit fabric: a smooth hip yoke and two gathered tiers below it, on a folded waistband with 3 cm elastic inside. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric of medium or high stretch, natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Tiered Gathered Skirt

A women's pull-on skirt for knit fabric: a smooth hip yoke and two gathered tiers below it, on a folded waistband with 3 cm elastic inside.

When To Wear

With a T-shirt or fitted knit top for everyday wear in spring and summer.
With a sweater and boots in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Smooth over the hips, then widening in two gathered tiers.

Length: Around the knee.

Skirt: Front and back yoke; middle and lower tiers each cut as front and back on the fold, gathered along the upper edge and overlocked to the piece above. Side seams pressed towards the back.

Waist: Waistband sewn into a ring, folded in half lengthwise with the elastic inside, attached to the yoke with its seam at the left side. No zipper.

Finishing: Seams sewn with a stretch stitch or on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker; 1.5 cm hem topstitched with a twin needle or a coverstitch machine.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Straight seams, gathering and an elastic waistband; no closures.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric of medium or high stretch, natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Elastic, 3 cm wide

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
1. Yoke - 2 pieces
2. Middle skirt - 2 pieces on fold
3. Lower skirt – 2 pieces on fold
4. Waistband – 1 piece

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are sewn with a special elastic stitch or immediately sewn on a 3- or 4-thread overlock. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity.

Sewing Instructions

Along the upper edges of the middle and lower skirt parts, lay a stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Attach the middle to the yoke with an overlock machine. Press the seam. Attach the lower skirt to the middle with an overlock machine. Press the seam.
Stitch the side edges with an overlock machine. Press the seam allowances towards the back.
Stitch the waistband into a ring. Fold lengthwise in half and press. Insert elastic into the waistband and attach to the yoke, positioning the waistband seam at the left side seam.
Overlock the bottom of the skirt, fold up and topstitch.