Hello First, sew the elastic to the edge of the band preferably with a serger or a zigzag stitch. Then fold it over to the wrong side and stitch on it. Ensure to pull your elastic while sewing
Here’s what you’re looking for(knife pleats). You have to form your pleats by yourself. I explained how much fabric you need here👇👇 ua-cam.com/video/j5F_ss8UALM/v-deo.html A micropleats fabric is an already made fabric with tiny pleats.
Hello Yes, 1m should be enough. A metre has a length of about 39” while your hip is 37”. Also remember that the pleat fabric expands… so you should get about 45” when it expands. But if you’re not comfortable with it, you can buy about 1.2m
You are a very good teacher, Gracey. Thank you!
Thank you! 😃
Wow thank you Grace
Superb video on sewing micro pleated skirt.
Can I follow the same procedure if I do not want to add a lining to my skirt?
Yes, definitely
Pls am using butterfly machine, it dosent stitch, rather the stitch jump, pls how can i stitch it
Please what fabric did you use as the lining? Is the lining stretchy too? Because the main fabric is stretchy
Yes, I used a stretchy fabric for the lining. Similar to Lycra
Thank you. But what if you want fabric to cover the elastic. How do you do that?
Hello
First, sew the elastic to the edge of the band preferably with a serger or a zigzag stitch.
Then fold it over to the wrong side and stitch on it.
Ensure to pull your elastic while sewing
I saw a video in that they take width as waist measurement multiplied by 3.so im confused how many meters of fabric I have to take to stitch this..
Here’s what you’re looking for(knife pleats). You have to form your pleats by yourself. I explained how much fabric you need here👇👇
ua-cam.com/video/j5F_ss8UALM/v-deo.html
A micropleats fabric is an already made fabric with tiny pleats.
Hello can you tell me where you bought that pleated fabric from?
From a local fabric store here. It's all over the market now. A lot of people are wearing pleated fabrics.
Pls what type of lining is this
Here it's called bonbon. The texture is like a very soft crepe and it's very stretchy too
Hello..mam..my hip is 37 and waist is 31...how many meters of micro pleated fabric do I have for stitch this skirt??one meter is enough for me?
Hello
Yes, 1m should be enough.
A metre has a length of about 39” while your hip is 37”.
Also remember that the pleat fabric expands… so you should get about 45” when it expands. But if you’re not comfortable with it, you can buy about 1.2m
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@@sreelakshmilachu7734 you’re welcome. Have you seen my response to your other question? They are completely different tutorials and fabrics.
Yes..I have seen..❤️