On the left side of the paper, mark point A
and draw down F1 (finished front length) and mark point B
.
From B , square right ( F4 / 2 ) and mark point C
.
From C
draw a line parallel to line A
- B
, equal to F2 (center back length) and mark point D
.
From D
, square left ( F1 - F2 ) and mark point E
.
NOTE:
Line D
- E
must be at least 1/2" even in such cases where the front and the back center lengths are alike.
Draw a line from E
to A
.
From D
on line D
- C
, measure down 7 " (17.5 cm) (for the hip depth), and mark point F
.
Draw a new center back line from E
through F
equal to F2 (center back length) and mark point G
.
Draw a line from G
to C
.
Find the center of line A
- E
, and mark point H
.
From H
on line H
- A
, measure left 0.5 " (1.25 cm) and mark point I
.
Find the center of line B
- C
and mark point J
.
From J
on line J
- C
, measure right 0.5 " (1.25 cm) and mark point K
.
Draw the side seam line from I
to K
. NOTE:
The position of the side seam may be changed if desired. The waistline A
- E
must be reduced by means of darts to the correct waist measurement.
Subtract one-half of F3 (waist) from the measurement of line A
- E
(which is ( ( F4 / 2 ) - ( F1 - F2 ) ) ) and note the difference; call it X
. Y
equals to X
/ 3.
From I
, measure left Y
( ( ( ( ( F4 / 2 ) - ( F1 - F2 ) ) - ( F3 / 2 ) ) / 3 ) ) and mark point L
.
From I
, measure right Y
( ( ( ( ( F4 / 2 ) - ( F1 - F2 ) ) - ( F3 / 2 ) ) / 3 ) ) and mark point M
.
Find the center of line M
- E
and mark point N
.
From N
measure left and right Y
/ 2 and mark points O
and P
.
From I
measure down 7 " (17.5 cm) and mark point Q
.
Draw the side dart lines from L
to Q
, and from M
to Q
.
Draw the back hip line from Q
to F .
From N
, square down to line Q
- F
and mark point R
.
Draw the back hip dart lines from O
to R
, and from P
to R
.
How to cut the tailored skirt pattern.
Cut out the front pattern on lines B
- A
- L
- Q
- K
- B
Round off the corner at Q
.
Notch point Q
.
Cut out the back pattern on lines G
- E
- P
- R
- O
- M
- Q
- K
- C
- G
.
Round off the corner at Q
.
Notch point Q
.
How to shape the waistline.
NOTE:
The waistline must be shaped so that it will be one smooth curve from center front to center back.
Place the front and back skirt patterns together so that line L
- Q
amd M
- Q
meet. Close the back hip dart so that line O
- R
and P
- R
meet.
Square guide lines from A
and E
, at center front and center back.
Draw a smoothly curved line for the waistline from points A
to E
.
Cut the patterns on the corrected waistline.
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