BASIC SKIRT PATTERN

HOME ECONOMICS J. S. S TWO SECOND TERM

WEEK EIGHT

THEME: CLOTHING AND TEXTILE / FOOD AND NUTRITION

BASIC SKIRT PATTERN

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

  1.  draft basic skirt pattern

CONTENT

Measurements

To draft this pattern, you’ll need these measurements:

  • waist
  • hip
  • distance from waist to hip
  • the total length of the skirt

Divide the first two measurements (waist and hip circumference) in half. Then add 1cm/ 0,39in of ease to the hip measurement.

In this example we will be using the size 10 measurements and going for knee-length skirt, so

–waist: 72cm: 2 =36cm OR 28,34in: 2 =14,17in

–hip: 96cm: 2 =48cm +1cm of ease= 49cm

OR 37,8in:.... View More

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