Sewing the PROSE skirt: video tutorial for mastering dart pleats, side pockets, and the waistband

Fancy sewing a beautiful pleated skirt using the PROSE dress pattern? Discover our video tutorial for sewing the PROSE skirt version, a design with beautifully controlled volume thanks to its pleats and darts, and sewing details that ensure perfect finishes.

In this step-by-step tutorial, we guide you through making a long skirt without a separate top and bottom section, using the PROSE dress pattern. The pattern also includes all the elements needed to make either the long or short skirt version, as well as a booklet detailing each step of this variation included in the pattern.

You will learn to master the main techniques of the design:

• The pattern modification to create the skirt version without a separate "top and bottom" section,

• Making the front darts and inverted pleats,

• Sewing the Italian pockets, beautifully finished by being sewn with English seams,

• Attaching the waistband with elastic at the back and a clean waistband finish on both the inside and outside,

• Closing the sides and making the skirt hem.

Thanks to this detailed video, you will be able to follow every step of the construction and make a long PROSE skirt that is ultra-comfortable and highly versatile depending on the fabric you choose. Here, the design is sewn in a lovely khaki green dupioni for a structured look.

The PROSE dress and skirt pattern is available here:
👉 PROSE dress and skirt sewing pattern – Maison Fauve

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