Description
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Blake is a semi-fitted, slightly flared skirt with a straight silhouette. The waist is finished with a facing with no separate waistband. The front and back feature waist darts and centre seams, with an invisible zipper and a neatly finished slit in the centre back seam. The skirt has pockets in the side seams and is finished with a free-hanging lining. Blake is midi length.
Recommended materials
To sew this skirt, choose dress-weight fabrics with the following properties:
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medium weight, with good drape, soft, non-stretch or with very little stretch, opaque
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the fiber content can include natural fibers (wool, silk, cotton, linen), artificial fibers (viscose), blends (wool + silk, wool + polyester, cotton + viscose, etc.), and synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane)
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the following fabrics are recommended: dress-weight wool, suiting fabrics
Attention! We do not recommend stretchy knit fabrics and lightweight sheer fabrics (chiffon, organza, stretch lace).For the lining, choose lining fabrics made of artificial fibers (viscose), blends (viscose + elastane, viscose + polyester), or synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane).
The skirt in the photo is made of suiting fabric. The fabric is medium weight, drapey, soft, structured, and has very little stretch. The fiber content is a blend of 56% polyester, 24% artificial cotton, 18% wool and 2% spandex.
The lining is 100% viscose.
Fabric requirements
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Main fabric
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Lining fabric
IMPORTANT! When purchasing fabric, please account for shrinkage and buy 5% more than required.
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Lightweight knit or woven interfacing, 140 cm (55") wide, for all sizes in all heights — 0.5 m (1/2 yd)
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One invisible zipper, 25 cm (9 7/8") long, for all sizes in all heights
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Stitched bias-cut fusible stay tape, 1–1.5 cm (3/8–5/8") wide — 1.1 m (1 1/4 yd)
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Matching thread — 5 spools (1 spool for the sewing machine + 4 spools for the overlocker)
Equipment
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sewing machine for construction
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overlocker for finishing raw edges. This may be replaced with a stretch overlock stitch or a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine (overlock or zigzag stitch width 2–3 mm, stitch length 2.5 mm)
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stitch-in-the-ditch foot for the sewing machine (optional)
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invisible zipper foot for the sewing machine
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one-sided foot for the sewing machine to attach the zipper
