Box Pleat Skirt Pattern Drafting
Preparing to draft the skirt pattern.
Box pleat skirt pattern drafting. Drafting the inverted box pleat skirt figure 1. Take this as a 44. I chose to use the basic a line skirt block that i have made a tutorial for here. What s up diy fam in this video i show how to make box pleated circle skirt pattern.
Decide on the number of pleats you want. Make a mark at the start of this. To start take the skirt pattern you would like to add a pleat to. In this version the pleats will be placed exactly where the darts are.
July 17 2015 diy how to s patternmaking skirts boxpleated skirt formula calculating fabric for a box pleated skirt how to cut a box pleated skirt veravenus orange linen box pleat skirt i made. Start by placing the paper in front if you with the paper length closest to you rather than the width. Draw in the darts. Mark the cf and cb.
Then add the desired amount of volume in the middle. A reader got in touch yesterday and asked me about how i worked out the pleats in my box pleated skirt so i thought i d post the info for doing. Take up your ruler and pencil and mark in a straight line along the bottom edge of the paper running the entire length. Trace your skirt blocks onto paper.
Drafting the inverted box pleat skirt figure 2. A pleated skirt with a flat front gives you the swing of pleats without all of the bulk. You could choose a self drafted pattern or even consider adding pleats to a pattern you have in your stash. Make sure you mark the dart legs the dart points and the hip notches.
This page shows how to draft a skirt pattern using your skirt block. The box pleat kind of makes this skirt look like culottes. Saved by kim dave. Just cut the pattern in half like in the drawing following the dart lines at the upper part.
Remove your block after you have finished tracing and marking points then. For eg take the case of a skirt yoke with box pleats attached sewing pattern and tutorial for pleated skirt here measure the bottom edge of the yoke full round you have finished. Mark the centre of the pleat from the hemline upwards.