Sunday 3 April 2011

Birdy Skirt - Complete

As promised, pictures of the finished skirt :) I am very pleased with how it turned out and am actually wearing it today and have found it goes with a lot more of my clothing than I originally thought. 
It doesn't really have a waist band, the pattern uses twill tape to help it stay up which I have not used before but it has been fine today.  It sits under the waist anyway so doesn't really need to be tight.
Twill tape at waist band
I also found my care labels which I had made from a company on ebay over a year ago but which disappeared when I moved house.  Aren't they cute?

Finally and picture of me wearing it, though it is not very good as I had to use the self timer as the boyfriend was not obliging.  (Some sort of racing was more important haha!)
I hemmed it a little shorted than the original picture as skirts longer then knee length don't look right on me.  I wore a simple cardi and top with it but think it will work with quite a lot of outfits, I have a mustard coloured top that I think will look particularly nice.

6 comments:

  1. Thank you! Yeah it was 2 quid a metre, always good! I am so glad I found the labels, I originally bought them to put on something I made for my sister as a little surprise but lost them again until now. Everything will be covered in them now!

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  2. Nice skirt! How does the twill tape hold it up?

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  3. The skirt is pretty fitted so it would hold up on its own, I think the twill tape is to give it a bit more grip against your skin and also stops the top of the skirt from rolling under. I have a shop bought dress in a similar pattern and it stays up without any waistband at all.

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  4. Love the fabric!
    Andrea
    www.addicted2tutes.blogspot.com

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  5. Wow. I've never done a skirt with twill tape going to have to try it.

    Love the skirt and fabric.

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