Sept. 3, 2025

As seen in Mexico, I loved the design of a skirt I bought, so wanted to recreate it in different fabrics. It was quite easy to reverse engineer; the original skirt was handmade as well, and I think designed by the same lady. I bought the fabrics while I was in the South of France, in a fabric shop in Nice.

the original skirt from Mexico ->

I find it hard to choose fabrics. I keep getting it wrong, in terms of the color, print and material. All of it really. I usually go too bold or too heavy. In this case, I choose two bold print fabrics, which was fine; I think this skirt designs does well with a bold pattern. But I choose polyester fabrics, which has a cheap feel. To be honest, I went cheap initially so I could test out the design, so it was kind of intentional.

While making the skirts, I realised I could cut the pattern pieces to size by ripping the fabric in straight lines, which it so much quicker and straighter than cutting with scissors. It was a real revelation and sped up the cutting process so much.

The making of the skirts went pretty smooth. I had bought two different print fabrics, both polyester, but actually the feel of each one is a bit different and I definitely prefer the feel of the blue one. The pink feels extra synthetic. 

Anyway, I think this was a good test project. I would like to repeat it, but with proper nice cotton fabric. Actually, I did order some more fabric online after the first two skirts. I ordered a poplin cotton, which sounded appropriate... Nope. Just no. It smelled like chemicals, because of all the strong dyes, the fabric feel stiff and rough. Just no no. Again disappointing fabric. I need to get better at this... And maybe only buy in person and really spend like half an hour in the shop making sure I've made the right choice.

a stiff, chemical smelling fabric

The annoying consequence of not buying the right fabric, is that I have to make something that I know I probably won't like. My default is then to make scrunchies out of the leftover fabric, to waste as little as possible. I already have an obscene number of scrunchies, and now have added like 30 more. Anyone want any? Scrunchies seem to be something I can consistently make without feeling like its a waste of work. I never regret making them, its a great shop filler if I ever have a shop.

So in summary, I like the skirt design, I think it would be a great addition to my future craft shop, but I haven't found the right fabric for it yet.

 

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