I made this skirt from a pair of jeans and a pair of cords.
I spent ages embroidering it.
To start it looked good.
front
back
now that I have been wearing it, it has become obvious that the front jeans sections were cut from the knee areas that got stretched out. It looks pretty dreadful to have it on with the baggy bits sticking out.
a side view
Turning it around backwards might work, but it means the larger embroidery section is in back.
Taking the seams apart and making them smaller is sort of out of the question because each seam is covered with the bias binding and then overstitched with a design on my sewing machine.
Seams and waistband when in progress - inside and out
Any suggestions on how to get rid of the baggy without embroidering the life out of this?
One thought I had was to split it down from the top on both jeans sections down to the embroidery. stitch it up like for seams, but really they would be more like darts which would take in the fullness in that area.
If I did that, would I just do plain seams?
Or would I do the bound seam edges with the machine stitching? I think I still have bit of that fabric because at one point I contemplated doing something like a jeans jacket to go with the skirt.
Or do you have another idea all together? IF so, I would be glad to consider it. The skirt isn't getting out of the wardrobe much these days. But I do love it and a lot of work went into it.
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Hmm, I'm leaning towards darts to take in the extra bagginess, but I'm also curious to know what more experienced minds might come up with...so I'll stay tuned! :) Hope you figure this one out because all of the beautiful embroidery and detail is amazing!
Would starching the skirt help stop the fabric from sagging mid-wear?
If you can´t save it as a skirt - make a bag of it.
Iron on interfacing on the back to stabilise the bagging fabric- do it right after you have washed it and it's as 'shrunk' as possible.
I agree with interfacing. And if doesn't work you can then try the darts
I agree with interfacing. And if doesn't work you can then try the darts
I was thinking you could take some of those REALLY STIFF premade patches they have out for mending, cut them into cool shapes that covered the baggy part, and iron them on the front, perhaps throwing a few extra ones around to even things out.
To me, the advantage of this would be if the spots were fairly thin and stretched out you could fold or dart them and hide it under the uber cool patch. You could make your own patches, but use really strong fusible and really fresh fabric. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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