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Fold two sheets of paper (I used old wrapping paper) in half. Fold your skirt in half, too, and line up the fold of the skirt with the folded edge of the paper. Use straight pins to pin the skirt to the paper, or weigh it down with something heavy, then trace all the way around the skirt.
Subsequently, one may also ask, how much fabric do I need for a wrap skirt?
Materials to Sew a Wrap Skirt
- Sewing machine (I used my BERNINA 380) and also can recommend the BERNINA 350 PE.
- Open embroidery foot #20.
- Skirt fabric 2-4 yards (depending on your measurements)
- Thread to match your fabric.
- Iron and ironing board.
- Pins.
- Scissors.
- Step 1 Mark the pattern for the long skirt.
- Step 2 Cut out the pattern pieces.
- Step 3 Join the front and back skirt pieces together.
- Step 4 Make waistband.
- Step 5 Join the waistband and skirt.
- Step 6 Insert elastic.
- Step 7 Hem the skirt.
Likewise, people ask, how do you secure a wrap skirt?
Part 2 Wrapping Your Skirt
- Wrap the right corner across your front. Take the right corner and fold the skirt across the front of your body.
- Slide the tie through the buttonhole.
- Pull the left corner around your body until it reaches the buttonhole.
MAGIC WRAP SKIRT STYLE TUTORIAL: ISLAND DRESS
- Step 1: Pull the magic skirt straight out on both sides, in front of your torso.
- Step 2: Wrap skirt around your torso and bring the ties around to your front.
- Step 3: Pull each tie through the center hole in the waistband (you may need to twist the skirt a bit to the right or left to get it comfortably centered).