Fashion Designing: How to Make a Tiered Skirt

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Materials Used :

Fabric : Rayon - For Tier 1 - 1/2 Yards or 1/2 Metres, For Tier 2 - 3/4 Yards or 3/4 Metres and For Tier 3 - 1.5 Yards or 1.5 Metres

Elastic 1" : 1 Yard or 1 Metre ( You can use 3/4" or 1")

Measurements Required : Length, Hip Size and Waist Size

Swing Your Partner from Sew What! Skirts Book

Steps :

Cut the Strips of Fabric to make the Tiers
Join the Strips of Fabric of Each Tier.
Make the Waist Line Casing for Elastic on the First Tier leaving a Gap to Insert the Elastic
Start with the Last tier Gather and Join the Tier 3 to Tier 2 .
Gather Tier 2 and Join it Tier 1
Finish the Hem
Insert the Elastic into the Casing and Sew the opening kept to insert the Elastic.

Cutting : Length Used 38" (Tier 1 - 11.5", Tier 2 - 10" Tier 3 - 16.5)

* The Height of the Tier is Your Choice, I chose the above Height as per the fabric available to me

Tier 1 :- 1 Strip of 45" Wide Fabric 13.5" in Length (11.5" + 1.5" for Waist Line Casing for Elastic and 0.5" SA for Joining Tier 1 and 2)

* The Width of Fabric for Tier 1 Should at least Hip size + 3" (2" Ease and 1 SA)

Tier 2 :- 2 Strips of 45" Wide Fabric 11" in Length (10" + 1" SA for Joining Tier 2 to Tier 1 and 3)

Tier 2 :- 3 Strips of 45" Wide Fabric 18" in Length (16.5" + 0.5" SA for Joining Tier 3 to Tier 2 and 1" for Hem Fold)

Cut Selvage to Selvage

Sewing :

Join the Ends of Tier 1 (Selvage to Selvage)
Join the Strips of Fabric to make Tier 2 and Tier 3.
Make the Waist Line Casing on Tier 1 - Fold 1/2 inch and then 1" and Sew leaving a gap to insert elastic.
Gather Tier 3 by sewing two parallel lines on highest sewing length.
Join Tier 3 to Tier 2 and Top Stitch on Tier 2. ( If you are overlocking - First overlock and then top stitch it)
Similarly Join Tier 2 to Tier 1.
Finish the Hem by Double Folded Hem.
Cut Elastic Waist Size Less 3".
Insert the Elastic into the Casing.
Overlap the Elastic Ends and Sew it.
Sew the Gap kept to insert the Elastic.