| Waist Arc |
Hip Depth |
Front |
Back |
| Hip Arc |
Side Hip Depth |
 |
| 1) Skirt Length- side seam |
2) Side or Back Hip Depth (whichever
is deeper)- square out to either side to
the left back hip arc and to the right
front hip arc |
3) Back Hip Arc- at top square
out back hip arc |
4) Center Back- square out
back hip arc at bottom and then connect
from top to bottom to form center back |
|
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| 5) Back Hip Depth-Should be
only slightly shorter than side hip depth,
mark in. If you used Back Hip Depth in
step 2 use Hip Depth here. |
6) Back Waist Arc- from center
back line towards side seam Formula: waist
arc + ease (see
Miniature
Draft Chart
) |
7) Hip Line- curve from mark
to hip level |
8) Waist Line- curve from back
hip mark to hip |
|
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| 9) Front Hip Arc- front hip
arc. At top square out then square out
front hip arc at bottom and connect from
top to bottom to form center front |
10) Front Waist Arc- from center
front line towards side seam Formula: waist
arc + ease (see
Miniature
Draft Chart
) |
11) Hip Line- curve from mark
to hip level |
12) Front Hip Depth - Should
be only slightly shorter than side hip
depth, mark in |
|
| 13) Waist Line- curve from front
hip mark to hip |
| Alternate Skirt |
| 2X |
Waist |
X Length |
=Light Gathers |
| 3X |
Waist |
X Length |
=Normal Gathers |
| 4X |
Waist |
X Length |
=Full Gathers |
| 5X |
Waist |
X Length |
=Lots of Gathers |
|
| Measurements Needed |
| Skirt Length |
| Skirt Width**** |
| ****Skirt width- the amount of gathers
you want (see chart above) |
| Determine skirt length |
| Multiply waist measurement by how
full you want the skirt to be (see chart) |
| Draw 1 skirt length line |
| Square out full skirt width from
top and bottom |
| Draw opposite skirt length line |
