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Nell Merionwen
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 Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 8:47 am Post subject: skirt deconstruction |
 
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gypsy scarf skirt
I love this skirt and want to make one like it.
Can anyone help with deconstruction? |
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joanne
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It looks like a double layered long A-line skirt to me but with a slanted waist - does that make any sense? |
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Luath
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I found this through a Google search, these are on e-bay but give quite a good look at ow they are made. Seems to be a thinnish underskirt, with the 'scarves' laid over, points down, and the layers secured with the wasit band. I think the point of it is to make a skirt with a lot of movement in it for dancing/belly dancing; I realise it's not quite the same as the one in your pic, but could be a useful starting point. You could use silk headscarves (charity shops usually have them at reasonable prices), and patchwork bits together the ties/saris in your link) to make other panels for the top layer, say 4 panes, then layer them and add a waistband. Nice idea, I like it. 
Hope that helps. |
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Nell Merionwen
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| joanne wrote: |
| It looks like a double layered long A-line skirt to me but with a slanted waist - does that make any sense? |
It does. I am assuming it is made out of a variety of scarves. Do you think I should sew some together and then cut the skirt? or make the skirt and trim as I go? |
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joanne
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I don't know - I think I'd sew the scarves together first just to make life easier - there could be an awful lot of faffing around otherwise |
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Luath
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I would do it as I go, if you go more for what your pic looks like.I think sewing them all together and cutting 'a skirt' out of them would lose a lot of the movement/flow of the thing. Just my thoughts..........  |
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Ren
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faerienono
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I saw some in an ethnic type shop made from sari fabric, itwas a tie waist, with a line panels, two layers, one shorter than the other, and they were reversible. I had a good look cos they were so simple but effective......I will try to find the shop's business card to give you their website to look at.... |
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Nell Merionwen
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| faerienono wrote: |
| I saw some in an ethnic type shop made from sari fabric, itwas a tie waist, with a line panels, two layers, one shorter than the other, and they were reversible. I had a good look cos they were so simple but effective......I will try to find the shop's business card to give you their website to look at.... |
thank you  |
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sally_in_wales
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I would do this type of skirt by laying the scarves out like this, filling in the 'steps' with offcuts of another scarf, then cut the skirt out of this piece.
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Nell Merionwen
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 12 11:35 am Post subject: |
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typically, I have popped off to e-bay to look and fall in love with the liberty and dior scarves.
There is a big difference in price from the £2 "vintage" scarves and vintage designer scarves  |
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