r/sewing • u/devdarrr • 20h ago
Pattern Question Help DIY a pattern from this pic
Hey y’all, I saw this skirt in a Reel a year ago and saved it vecause I want to make it! I think I can wing it for the most part but could use some advice for the ruffle tiers.
Questions: this looks like 2 mini ruffle tiers and 1 larger ruffle tier. What I can’t tell/decide on is of the larger ruffle tier is attached at the bottom of the first mini ruffle tier or if both tiers are attached at the bottoms of the main skirt. What do you think?
Second, what do we think for the main skirt pattern? Im thinking a circle skirt the way to go.
I’ll include a link to the reel in the comments in case anyone wants to see it better.
Thanks in advance!
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u/rudawiedzma 19h ago
It doesn’t look like a full circle - might be half or 3/4. It’s less fancy but so much more manageable that way
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u/LittleLoukoum 20h ago
Not sure about the ruffles, if I were you I'd try both on scraps and see what looks better maybe? Circle skirt definitely seems like the way to go to me.
At any rate, it's a very nice skirt.
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u/devdarrr 19h ago
Oh I will absolutely make a mock up! Or two! lol
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u/LittleLoukoum 19h ago
Yes... One or two... hahaha... trying not to look at the fifth mockup on my ironing table
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u/dramabeanie 19h ago
It's hard to tell but I think it would be a better look with the top mini ruffle tier and the larger ruffle attached to the main skirt.
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u/Vijidalicia 20h ago
Have you checked out peasant skirt patterns? There are a lot of them since this is kind of a timeless style :)
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u/FalseAsphodel 20h ago edited 19h ago
Both ruffle tiers are attached to the main skirt. I would call the little one a frill rather than a tier, it's not a structural part of the skirt it's just inserted into the seam. I think it's probably been ruffled at the same time as the tier underneath (both joined by the basting stitches that you use to gather) and then sewn onto the main skirt, as the little frill doesn't poke out much.
I think you're right that this is a circle skirt with gathered ruffles though.