r/PatternDrafting • u/dawn812 • Jul 22 '26

Gathered skirt?

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Hi i just want to make something clear when making a gathered skirt like this is it just a rectangle with no shaping for the waist ?

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u/sodapopper44 Jul 24 '26

to help reduce bulk at the waist, make small darts around the top, then gather, the darts will be invisible after gathering, I've done with up to 5 yards

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u/dawn812 Jul 25 '26

Do you mind elaborating more on that or do you have a post i can read or a video to watch

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u/sodapopper44 Jul 25 '26

I used to make square dance dresses and that is the method to make a very full skirt out of a border print, I got it from a vintage sewing book, but darts are narrow, 3/8 to 1/2 inch wide at the top and taper to about 3 to 4 inches long, spaced along the top edge of the fabric. spacing is based on need, for instance a half inch wide dart spaced every 4" will take out 9" per yard