No, you're not seeing things, that's correct, I made another wool-blend mini skirt to team with long socks and boots this winter. The moment the weather started getting colder the 4 I already have in my wardrobe were on heavy rotation and I couldn't resist dreaming up another.
I had this plaid/houndstooth with green checks waiting patiently in my stash, it's destiny decided when I spotted this luxurious emerald green liquid satin on the Minerva website. The green was a perfect match to pair as a lining for the skirt.
When the fabric arrived I was not disappointed. It has a brilliant sheen to it that really comes alive under the lights. The satin has quite a bit of body to it too so there is a kinds of bounceyness that adds to its vibrancy. I have been eyeing up the green silks and satins on Minerva's page for a while now, feeling green is a good colour on me and something with a bit of sheen would make for a good mini dress that had some impact on the dancefloor. I would say this fabric was ideal for lining, as its bounciness might not create the desired silhouette that a satin with more drape would. There are plenty of options on the Minerva page to try though. I am confident my dancefloor-dress fabric is also waiting for me.
The liquid satin also feels really nice to wear, with its sheen feeling nice against both bare legs and tights (calm down). I love knowing that such a bold colour is inside, lining my chic lil skirt!
I used Microtex needles for the lining and had to remember to keep swapping around when sewing up the main skirt, but this didn't cause too much hassle. Its bounceyness did make it a little difficult to press and hem, but you just have to keep your tape measure close at hand and show it who's boss!
I followed the same steps to make this skirt as I did my others. My pattern is getting a bit tatty now, I could really do wih comitting it to card before it falls apart... I somehow doubt this will be my last...
I had held off using this plaid fabric due to the pattern matching comittments, though the weave did make it easy really. There are lots of linear elements to the design which make lining up the patten pieces easy once you have decided which part of the design you want as a 'centre'. The pattern match worked really well, with the green horizontal lines running all the way around the skirt.
The fabric also made it easy to ensure my darts were symmetrical, making sure the dart heads were placed on the same lines of the weave on each side. This attention to detail is one of the things that makes wearing handmade so satisfying!
To finish the look, I couldn't resist making a lil scrunchie using some leftover satin. I have followed a few different scrunchie tutorials, but this was the only one that literally just covered a pre-existing hair bobble. Due to the qualities of the fabric, it was quite easy to cut a linear piece of the satin, which made lining up to sew around the little piece of elastic a little easier. The faffy bit was closing the ends, but it seemed to work pretty well.
I think making a scrunchie was a perfect way to showcase the way the fabric reflects the light. Of course I just had to order some matching earrings off of Vinted to complete the look!
We're off to Edinburgh in a couple of weeks. I feel like Scotland is gonna dig the look 💚💚💚
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Location: Boyland Street, Sheffield
Currently listening to: Ramblin' Man, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
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