This is the second skirt from my ‘Black Forest’ skirt collection using Burdastyle 12/2012 #105 skirt pattern. This pattern has only two pattern pieces, is beginner friendly and can be made from less than one metre of fabric which make it pretty fab IMO!
The autumn coloured leaves in the forest inspired me so this skirt is aptly named ‘Forest Foliage’.
I used a wool knit by Italian designer Missoni bought at this year’s Hollander Stoff Markt in Germany. I love the autumnal colours!
I wasn’t sure whether a wool knit would work for this pattern but I didn’t alter anything and it seems fine. Phew!
I used the same Petersham ribbon for the waistband as I did for my first version of this skirt. I also lined it with a viscose lining using the same pattern pieces as the outer fabric.
My main concern with this fabric was whether I could match the stripes up at the seams, but I think I just about pulled it off on the side seams!
The stripes on the back seam with the zip refused to play nicely though! I unpicked the zip a few times but couldn’t get those deviant stripes to behave themselves and sewing invisible zips into wool knits isn’t a barrel of laughs I can tell you! Finally I surrendered to the wonky stripes!
Overall I’m happy with how this skirt turned out! The fabric is really comfy to wear and importantly for this time of year, it’s also cosy and warm! The fit of the skirt in the knit is a bit clingier than the other two skirts I’ve made from this pattern – as you can see in this semi-action photo above.
A bonus of using the Missoni fabric was that I could use the selvedge edge as the hem which eliminated a step in the sewing process and speeded up the making of this skirt. Much appreciated! Cheers Missoni!
To round off this ‘Black Forest’ skirt collection, I’ll post the final of the skirt trio next week. Until then, here’s a sneak peak of ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Skirt’!
Later!
Christine
I like how you’ve chosen such adventurous fabrics – the simple design of the skirt really shows them off. The selvedge hem is fantastic!
Thank you so much! I’m always drawn to louder fabrics so it’s good to find simple patterns to showcase them.
I am so in love with the hem of this one. I’m glad you were able to showcase it.
Thanks Megan! I’m glad I could use it too! Hemming those zigzags would have given me serious headaches!