How to sew a pleated skirt?

A pleated skirt never went out of fashion, and now it has become a great addition to absolutely any look. Despite the beauty of the classic skirt and the apparent complexity of sewing, creating such an outfit on your own is simple. You no longer have to go to expensive shops in search of such a product and sometimes spend quite a lot of money on a purchase. It is in our article that you will learn how to sew a pleated skirt with your own hands. We will reveal all the secrets of wearing it properly with other wardrobe clothes. Stay with us to learn how to make your look the most beautiful and incomparable.

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How to sew a pleated skirt?

How to sew a product and how to hem the bottom of a corrugated skirt? So, we have come to the most important question, the answer to which you will receive in our detailed master class on the manufacture of this product. Such a skirt is very easy to sew due to the fact that many fabric stores offer potential buyers a large assortment of pleated linens that are already ready for sewing. This means that you do not need to smooth out the very folds. You will only need to choose your favorite color. The choice of the width of the folds, thin or large, depends on your desire.

Materials and Tools

Let's talk about what we need to take for sewing a pressed product:

1. Pleated fabric. The length of the canvas should be equal to the desired length of the skirt, a standard width of 150 cm + 2-3 cm for the allowance of the top and bottom.
2. A wide elastic band (for waistbanding) with a length equal to the waist circumference + 4 cm.
3. Threads in tone of fabric.
4. Needle.
5. Sharp scissors.
6. Chipping pins.
7. Chalk or remnant.
8. Sewing machine.
9. Sewing needle “super stretch”.

As you can see, the list of required material is not very large, which can significantly save your finances.

Sewing technique:

• We lay out the fabric on a flat surface (table or floor), fold it in half so that the canvas is face up.
• We draw an equilateral rectangle with chalk. The length of the product will go along the shared thread, and the half-circumference of the hips - along the transverse thread. To the length, we add 3 cm to the hem, and on both sides of the thighs - 4 cm to freedom of fitting. We adjust the width independently, since its size depends on the desired splendor of this type of product.
• Cut the resulting rectangle.
• We process the fabric around the perimeter on an overlock machine.

Important! If you tuck the edges and stitch with the usual machine seam, then the skirt will not look very attractive due to well noticeable folding.

• We sew the product in a single side cut. As a result, we got something similar to a pipe.
• We take the elastic in our hands and sew the end of it so that we get one single circle.
• We fix with a tailor's pins a rubber belt on the upper part of the skirt. We wrap the products, and then with the help of a special needle we sew the elastic on a sewing machine using a zigzag seam.

DIY pleated skirt is ready to use!

Such clothes can be made both in direct and in flared version. In the latest version, it will be necessary to make not an equilateral rectangle, but to expand the pattern, starting from the hips and ending with the bottom, so that in the end you get a trapezoid. All other stages of the work will remain the same as the above actions.

Important! Since thin chiffon is most often used to make a pressed skirt, you only need to work on the edge and side seams of the product with an overlock.But if for sewing this clothing you have chosen a denser fabric that does not crumble, for example, genuine leather, then you can safely use a regular machine seam.

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What to wear with a pressed skirt?

So, we already know how to sew a pleated skirt on the floor, and not only. Let's now figure out what to combine this product with.

Pleated floor skirt

Such clothes of maximum length can easily be imagined and varied in completely different ways:

1. You can safely wear a long pleated skirt in the floor in aqua color with a black jumper and the same color with high-heeled ankle boots.
2. The powdery product will go well with a gray angora sweater and ballet flats. This will be your perfect everyday option.
3. A beige floor skirt can be combined with almost all outerwear. It can be worn with a denim waistcoat, and low-walking shoes, with a light jumper and beige ballet flats with a cropped or solid toe. The cream-colored skirt will feel good in the modern sport chic style, which is characterized by a combination of classic clothes with sneakers, or the so-called “snickers”.
4. A pleated skirt can be in addition to an evening, more elegant look. For example, a black bottom product with a highlight effect can be complemented with a white chiffon blouse and suede low-heeled ankle boots.
5. A gray skirt on the floor looks great with a cropped black cardigan. Low-speed shoes will set the tone and make your everyday look ultra-modern.
6. A long product in the spectral (color) version will complement well the bright upper and matching shoes.

Medium Pleated Skirt

Products of this length are more versatile and relevant than ever. They can be combined with completely different styles and styles of clothing:

• The mint color product can be advantageously beaten by adding a stylish denim shirt with a drawstring to the bottom. In this case, you can use a solid top with a pattern of the same color as the lower part of the wardrobe. So two different things will look in one stylish tandem.
• A medium-length black pleated skirt looks good together with a short top and red boats.
• Use the total look style to create the image. So, a yellow-green skirt with a yellow blouse and sandals in tone will accentuate your appearance.

Important! Try to create a modern and dynamic look by combining a medium-length silver skirt with a simple gray tank top and metallic boots at low speed.

Short pleated skirt

This is our last category, short pleated short. Let's figure out the rules for wearing this type of clothing:

• A short blue pleated skirt is perfect to match with a matching blouse, a white sweater and beige boats.
• A black mini skirt will look great with a bright yellow top. A black collar will complement the image of the laid on collar.

We sew pleated leather skirt

With a pleated leather skirt, we set aside a separate niche in the women's fashion wardrobe. In this case, it does not matter at all what to wear with, how long the skirt should be. It fits absolutely any clothes. But let's still look at a few win-win options:

• You can safely combine a black maxi skirt of medium or short length with a short cardigan and high-heeled shoes. So you get simple on one side and a spectacular look on the other.
• Any girl will look stunning in a powdery leather skirt, complementing the look with a gray t-shirt and sandals of the same color. A massive necklace and clutch will make a simple look elegant.
• Of course, it is ideal to wear a leather skirt with a biker jacket or any other outerwear, adding wardrobe shoes with low speed.

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Now you know how to sew a skirt of pleated fabric easily and simply.You just have to choose the width of the folds, the color and decide on the length, and then everything will go like clockwork. Get ready to hear your friends praise for your new purchase!