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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[intro music]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.80,0:00:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello! So today I'm going to teach you all how to make your very own "half circle skirt".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.56,0:00:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now what is the difference between this and a "circle skirt", you ask?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.44,0:00:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, you use *half* the amount of fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.54,0:00:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I've found with full circle skirts is that when you're wearing them out and about and if there's
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.46,0:00:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like, a *little* bit of breeze that day, your skirt just *woop!*
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.56,0:00:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Blows right up!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.56,0:00:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you flash everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.69,0:00:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you always have to wear shorts underneath.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.56,0:00:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you have to hold it down all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.39,0:00:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I've actually found that HALF circle skirts work a LOT better.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.71,0:00:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I actually like the shape of them a lot better. They're still quite full skirts,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.80,0:00:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they're not as big and dramatic as full circle skirts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.52,0:00:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So anyway, I'm going to teach you how to make them today!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.01,0:00:56.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First things first, we need to make a pattern!\NNow these are the two pieces of fabric that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.07,0:00:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will need to cut out.\NFirst, we’ll work on the skirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.14,0:01:02.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To make a pattern for the skirt, you will\Nneed to make some measurements!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.33,0:01:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first measurement is your waist, divided\Nby pi (which is 3.14).
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.40,0:01:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As an example, my waist is 30 inches, divide\Nthis by 3.14 and you get 9.55.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.07,0:01:16.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, my first measurement is 9.55 inches.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.53,0:01:21.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I’m going to draw this out onto my pattern\Npaper. From the corner of the paper, I’m
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.59,0:01:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first drawing a bunch of marks 9.55 inches\Nout, then I connect those dots into a quarter-circle
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.71,0:01:27.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that looks like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.99,0:01:31.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you need to make an outer circle measurement.\NFirst, figure out how long you want your skirt
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.75,0:01:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be. I want mine to be about 19 inches.\NThen subtract from this whatever width you’re
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.42,0:01:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to use for the waistband. I want a 3\Ninch waistband so I subtract 3 inches, which
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.80,0:01:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gives me 16.\NThen, add your inner circle measurement. Mine
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.50,0:01:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was 9.55.\NThis gives me a total of 25.55.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.98,0:01:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You should also add about ½ an inch for the\Nhem, so I’m just going to round this up
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.37,0:01:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to 26 inches.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.76,0:01:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, also from the corner of the paper, I\Ndraw this outer circle measurement.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.43,0:02:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I cut my pattern out.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.04,0:02:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it looks\Nlike this!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.24,0:02:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, fold your fabric in half, right sides\Ntogether.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.16,0:02:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yeah, I know the clothes I’m wearing\Nare pretty weird here – they’re my comfortable
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.90,0:02:15.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sewing clothes, don’t judge me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.75,0:02:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, place your pattern piece on the fabric, with one straight\Nedge on the FOLD of the fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.52,0:02:26.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pin the piece of paper onto the fabric, and\Nthen cut around your pattern.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.37,0:02:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you unfold it, you should have this half-circle\Nshape.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.46,0:02:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we also need to cut out a waistband from\Nthe remaining fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.00,0:02:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To make your waistband, take your waist measurement and add 3 inches.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.00,0:02:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is the length of your waistband.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.00,0:02:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, decide how wide you want your waistband to be,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.00,0:02:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And double this measurement.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.00,0:02:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is your waistband width.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.00,0:02:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this is a slightly different
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.00,0:02:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,method of making a waistband then what I've shown in my videos before,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.00,0:02:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, right sides together, place the waistband
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.14,0:02:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,onto the inner circle of the skirt like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.18,0:03:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Line up the edges like this, and then pin\Nthe waistband on. Then, attach the waistband
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.44,0:03:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the skirt by using a straight stitch, just\Nlike this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.11,0:03:20.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then hem the unsewn edge of the waistband.\NFold the edge of the waistband over ½ an
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.100,0:03:27.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inch, just like this, and then sew right along\Nthe length.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.18,0:03:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To finish off the waistband, fold it down,\Nwith the hemmed edge lining up with the stitches
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.37,0:03:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you made when you attached your waistband to your skirt.\NPin this together, and sew around the waistband
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.85,0:03:41.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to completely attach it to the skirt. Make\Nsure you’re catching the fabric of the skirt
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.66,0:03:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,underneath your stitches. You\Nshould also use a thread that matches your
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.48,0:03:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fabric – I didn’t, but that was so you\Ncould all see where I was stitching in this
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.76,0:03:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,video.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.20,0:03:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, you’ll notice that you have raw edges\Non either side of your skirt. If you want
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.15,0:03:58.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to finish this off professionally, you can\Neither overlock these edges, or, if you have
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.29,0:03:59.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,room to do this
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.22,0:04:01.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fold this edge in once, then twice,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.93,0:04:04.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then sew over the top. Do this on both sides\Nof your skirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.75,0:04:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, fold your skirt in half, right sides\Ntogether, just like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.79,0:04:14.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Line those edges up and pin them together,\Nthen, get your zipper and line it up next
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.23,0:04:17.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the skirt.\NMake a mark where the zipper ends. Below this
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.73,0:04:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mark, you will do normal-length straight stitches,\Nbut above this mark you will need to do what
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.46,0:04:26.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are called basting stitches. These are very\Nlong stitches used to temporarily hold your
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.75,0:04:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fabric together.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.97,0:04:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From your stitching, you will have created\Na seam that looks like this. Fold the seam
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.68,0:04:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,open. You can also iron the seam here to hold\Nit open. Then, place your zipper onto your
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.69,0:04:43.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seam like this, so that the teeth of the zipper\Nline up with the middle of your seam.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.55,0:04:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, you will need to sew your zipper onto\Nyour skirt like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.72,0:04:52.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have one, a zipper foot, which looks\Nlike this, makes sewing zippers really easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.77,0:04:59.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, carefully cut through those basting\Nstitches that you made earlier, in order to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.33,0:05:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,free your zipper!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.95,0:05:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now all we need to do is to hem the bottom\Nof the skirt. I always hear that you’re
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.74,0:05:08.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supposed to let a circle skirt hang for a\Nday or two before hemming the bottom, because
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.73,0:05:13.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the grain of the fabric will cause the hem\Nto drop in certain spots and not others. Or... something.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.89,0:05:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, this is the skirt 2 days later, and there really isn't a noticeable difference. If there is, even
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.66,0:05:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out the bottom with a pair of scissors, and\Nthen continue on.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.09,0:05:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, onto the hemming.There
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.01,0:05:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are three methods you can use for hemming\Nthe bottom of your skirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.10,0:05:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have an overlocker, go around the entire\Nouter-circle edge with the overlocker, then
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.81,0:05:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fold the overlocked edge up inside the skirt,\Nand sew across it using a straight stitch,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.75,0:05:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the way around the outer circle.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.32,0:05:47.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can get yourself some pinking shears. These special\Nscissors prevent fabric from fraying. When
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.78,0:05:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you’re cutting out the outside circle on\Nyour skirt, use this scissors instead. Then, when
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.16,0:05:58.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hemming, simply fold the edge over about 1\Ninch like this, and using a straight stitch,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.15,0:06:02.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stopping every 10 inches or so to readjust,\Ncarefully sew all the way around your outer
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.84,0:06:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,circle.\NMethod 3 is if you don’t own pinking shears
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.60,0:06:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,– you can make something called a rolled\Nhem. This is when you fold the fabric over
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.90,0:06:16.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once, then twice, then like in the other methods,\Nsew along all the way around the outer circle.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.16,0:06:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And hopefully you should now have a finished\Nhalf circle-skirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.06,0:06:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much for watching!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.22,0:06:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make sure to subscribe to my channel and check out my other videos for more DIY projects and inspiration.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.22,0:06:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See you next time, bye!