An Easy Ribbon Skirt

[@artheaded1]

Thanks for showing me how easy making a skirt can be! The ribbons remind me of how my aunt would extend the bottoms of her kid's jeans as they grew by sewing different colored cuffs to the bottoms. The girls jeans would have ribbon or lace too. Love the background music, very soothing.

[@bythebayou5351]

Thanks for the video & for sharing. You can get wider, 1-2", heavy duty elastic that will hold up a skirt, even one of heavier fabric. You could also use elastic in just the back half of the waist & use ties in the front (make 2 buttonholes in the middle of the front of your casing. Sew the ties into the side seam. Run the ties thru the casing & out the buttonholes. The buttonholes can be on the inside or outside, whatever suits you.) This would make the skirt more adjustable. On your side seams, sewing from bottom to top will help minimize stretching that seam. Thread can match or coordinate. It can get pretty expensive, always buying new thread colors. A very inexpensive option would be to use invisible nylon thread which you could use on everything. I love your choice of fabric & ribbons. Again, thank you & keep up the good work.

[@michaelsashayoung8519]

Fantastic video!! I love to see a young Native taking charge and making her own Regalia. Btw... I love that your skirt is A-lined...it's more flattering that way. But some people might need a little extra room when fitting over the hips. So the waist measurement should slide snuggly over the hips and elastic measures to just under waist size (as you mentioned). You're a master seamstress, but it's something I've run into. Thought I'd share.

[@lenz40]

Very nice ribbon skirt, can you talk more about your jingle dress regalia, and your indigenous heritage, do you identify as two spirit? Very well made video

[@SunflowerKidAugust]

I don't think that Ill make a video on it or anything but while I try a little to stay connected I grew up in the suburbs and didn't get much exposure to my relatives and culture so I don't feel that I'm connected enough to share or anything

[@bythebayou5351]

@@SunflowerKidAugust you could share your experience as a person in transition or on the edges of different cultures or trying to straddle 2 cultures. I'm sure there are a lot of people like you, trying to connect, reconnect, or stay connected with their culture(s).

[@SWEETWATER3338]

How many yards of fabric and ribbon pls

[@SunflowerKidAugust]

It really depends on the size of the skirt for one that's xs-s it'd be about a yard of each thing

[@michaelsashayoung8519]

2 1/2 yards should do it if 45" fabric. One spool of 10 yard ribbon would probably do it, especially if doing different colors.

[@bythebayou5351]

I appreciate your comments re cultural appropriation. I don't believe in cultural appropriation; I totally believe in cultural appreciation. I have heard Native Americans go both ways but mostly in favor of sharing your culture. Any culture, or organization of any sort, based on exclusion is doomed to end. All respect,

[@SunflowerKidAugust]

There is a difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation. it's really the difference of understanding the culture (even a little) or not knowing anything (when people decide something looks cool and don't care about the background/history/culture behind it for example "boho" patterns and designs are clearly inspired or even taken from various native designs, there is no credit or background given to the designs. That's an example of cultural appropriation which does definitely exist). Cultural appreciation is definitely encouraged.