An a line skirt highlights the smallest part of your waist and flares out over hips minimizing the width of your bottom half. Your natural waist is the smallest part of your torso. Your hip measurement needs to be taken around the widest part of your butt. This can be either just above the knees or right below. Waist measurement and hips measurement. Not sure how to measure.
Only basic body measurements are needed to determine your pattern type and size. If youre a pear hips are the widest part of your body you look fantastic in a line skirts. Pencil skirts look great on an hourglass shape. In this post you find step by step tutorial on how to sew a pencil skirt. Measure the desired length of the skirt. We will show you.
Choosing the right skirt for your figure can emphasize your hips and complement your body type. Measure the length starting from your natural. In other cases require two lengths of fabric plus 10 15 cm. Body type for a pencil skirt hourglass shape. On step number 7 your dart measurement should be ¾ the distance of your waistline dot not halfway like in your skirt front. Curvaceous females with a small waist have well.
Tapered pencil skirts are best for women with column shapes. How to measure skirt size. Lower hip circumference 4. Simply measure the circumference around your body at your natural waistline. But for a regular body the best length is midi just a little below the knee. Drafting the skirt back repeat steps 1 6 exactly like your skirt front.
Ladies who have a straight up and down or. Measure around your legs where you want the pencil skirt to end. The pencil skirt fits into one length plus 10 15 cm if your measurement hip less 130 cm. Longer pencil skirts generally require high heels. How to take measurements for your custom skirt 1. If you have a model body with long legs then you can make a mini pencil skirt.
If you have a more slender figure choose an a line skirt in a lightweight fabric which will flare out slightly and give you the illusion of being curvier. Also make sure the tape measure is held snugly and firmly not tightly against your body and is always parallel to the floor for circumference measurements. A pencil skirt should. You will need to take two body measurements to determine your skirt size. Remember to wear proper undergarments and shoes when measuring. On step number 8 instead of measuring 1 cm to each side of top dart point you are going to measure 15 cm for the back dart.
Waist to lower hip 5. If you have an hourglass figure go for a pencil skirt in a solid color to show off your curves. Your waistline is the slimmest part of your waisttorso. Upper hip circumference 3.