How is this not already a tutorial? I really don’t know. I’m always searching for unique details to add to a dress, something authentically vintage but also screams “nobody else will have something quite like this!” and loop pockets fit the bill perfectly. They’re not always practical to add to a garment, but for flared or circular skirts, they really add just the right touch of whimsy–and they’re hella useful as well (depending on how big your pocket bags are). For this tutorial, it’s important to note that because you will be slicing into a skirt from the waistband and sewing things with seam allowances, that your front skirt piece must be slightly bigger at the waist–just to the tune of 4 seam allowances. This amount is potentially less if you decide to add piping (it’s purely optional, you can make loop pockets without piping) because piping itself adds a…
Damn, it’s a great day. Confession time: I made this skirt four years ago. Four! Ironically, the same can be said about the top. I recently went…
Time after time, I learn that the only way to really motivate myself into sewing is to light a fire under my bum. I don’t really do lazy…
Surprisingly, this dress has been a long time in the making. The concept, anyways. Ever since I created my first self-drafted swirl skirt all those years ago, it’s…
I am calling this one the lotus skirt because the shape of the pockets makes the skirt flare out beautifully, just like a lotus flower. From even before…