Saras Circle Skirt (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

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Cutting: the pattern piece is HALF of each gore. You don't have to make two of the pattern, but it might make

your life easier during cutting. You can cut it in either of two ways, depending on the width of your fabric.

1) Across the fabric

‐Pros

Fewer seams, since all of the gores are cut in one piece except the last one.

The pattern piece may fit more easily since it is a few inches shorter than it is wide.

‐Cons

It's easier to get the gores crooked since you're not using the edge of the fabric as a guide.

2) Along the fabric

‐Pros

Easier to lay out and cut, since you're using the selvedge and fold to guide you.

‐Cons

Half again as many seams since half of the gores are cut on the selvedge, requiring them to be sewn together

later.

Across fabric: Make two pattern pieces. Lay out the pieces, starting with the piece labeled 1, which has the

straight side along the fold of the fabric. *Before you cut*, lay out the second piece, marked 2, which is one side

of the next gore. Cut the diagonal seam between the two pieces, and the curved top and bottom edges. DO NOT

cut along the straight edge between piece 2 and 3! (This is the blue line on the diagram). Continue to cut the

pieces. It will be easier to keep them straight if you move the pattern piece like a leapfrog; lay out piece 2 before

you remove 1, piece 3 before you move 2, etc. You only cut on the diagonal lines, not the straight up and down

blue lines. When you are finished, you will have a total of 5 full gores (including the one that you cut originally

on the fold), and 2 half‐gores (piece 6).

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