Dress Project: Vionnet Adjusting and Draping Half-Circle or Full-Circle Skirt on Vionnet Dress

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In this lesson, I demonstrated an alternative way to create a skirt with less flare, suitable for heavier fabrics, petite frames, or when you want a more fitted silhouette.

Instead of using one and a half circles for the skirt, I showed how to use just a single circle cut slightly below the waist.

Lesson Steps:

  • Cut a single circle for the skirt, taking the measurement slightly below the waist instead of at the high waist
  • Fold the circle in half and clip the center front
  • Pin the center front of the skirt to the dress form, slightly above the actual center front
  • Match the center back of the skirt to the dress form, allowing it to hang naturally
  • Identify the desired style lines and create flares by clipping and dropping the fabric along those lines
  • Mark the style lines with chalk or baste with a contrasting thread
  • Sew along the marked style lines, leaving a clean seam allowance
  • This method results in a skirt that is more fitted around the waist and hips, with the flare starting lower
  • It requires less fabric (about 3 yards for a half-circle skirt) compared to a one and a half circle skirt

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