How to shorten an embroidered or beaded skirt

 You have a choice of methods.

1 Make an inside pleat half way up the skirt, above the part you wish to save and display.

2 Remove the waistband. Cut out a section under the waistband. Re-attach the waistband.

3 Make scallops with a series of vertical cuts at six inch intervals and raise the cut sections with ribbons or elastic.

4 Slit both side seams. tighten the cuts with ribbons or elastic.

5 Insert doughnut shaped plastic rings on both sides of the skirt and pull through fabric to create scallops or U-shape folds.

6 If you cannot cope with changing the waistband, cut off the lower half of the skirt and sew it onto a matching or contrasting slip. Use the top half for a collar or shawl.

5 Add two  vertical straps or ribbons to hoist up the skirt and make it into a dress. If necessary remove any zip or pocket which makes it hang lopsidedly or too thick. Wear a matching jacket to hide the top part.

Useful Websites

You tube

numerous videos.

Wikihow

-ends-

Please bookmark share links to your favourite posts.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Multi-colour Pearls, Necklace Prices & Wish Lists. Dress of the day 838 by Angela Lansbury.

Image
 Multi-colour pearls Very classy. Different. The wearer said she could not remember where they came from. Pearls, and mock pearls, can be the classic white, dark shiny grey, pale silvery grey, or dark pink. She was wearing matching single pearl ear-rings. A single one colour pearl. You can also buy ear rings in drop styles with pearls of two contrasting colours. Years ago, the late nineteen sixties, on a student trip to Japan, I bought a grey pearl bracelet on sale. At that time grey pearls were second class and unwanted by buyers, and cost less. Forty years later, the grey pearls were prized for being different, exclusive, and cost more. Then along came triple colours. Instead of boring plain white. A classic necklace can be all pearls evenly matched in size. Or very slightly different, from the smallest at the clasp, each slightly, imperceptibly different, with the largest hanging down at the centre Budget Buys In Necklaces If your heart is set on multicolour spherical bead neckl...
Read more

Pearl brooches on hat paired with M & S sweater with pearls. Dress Post 686 by Angela Lansbury

Image
    Sweater embroidered with mock pearls matches my hat pinned with mock pearl brooches.  I had never worn this pale grey sweater  I thought pale grey was a boring colour and always opted for something brighter such as royal blue or bight red. However, as I re-folded warm winter tops to fit them into my crammed dresser unit shelves, this fell out. Was the universe sending me a message?  I thought, I don't remember ever wearing it.  I must wear it once. Just for a change.  Snow is falling outside in London. Now is its hour. I looked  at the decoration. Sequins! I had been searching for sequins to wear at New Year. This thick sweater would not match my red solid sequin evening skirt. However, it would match my knitted hat, which bore brooches with mock pearls. The Grey Marl Sweater M & S Collection. Size 14. a mixture of four fabrics, cotton.  As I had anticipated, the garment had pinned inside some spare sequins and pearls and rhinestones....
Read more