How to pattern ANY kind of flared skirt | How the math works | gathered, a-line, circle skirts, etc.

All flared skirts have the same geometric formula behind them. In this video, I made 12 patterns, but in reality you can make an infinite number of variations, using different lengths, different amounts of gathering, different degrees of flare, in any combination you want. Here is how.
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[@EmmaAppleBerry]

They should totally teach math eith cooking and sewing etc instead of actual math cause i wouldve 100% been able to get my math dyslexia brain to mesh with it.

[@MariahPattie]

I agree. Math can be so interesting if you have context for how it's actually useful. Without context it's just meaningless numbers on paper and no wonder kids hate it.

[@joans3699]

@@MariahPattie As a math/science teacher, I find my students struggle so much not understanding why it is so important to learn many of these concepts. I have used math I learned in chemistry class to help me with scaling recipes so many times.

[@kobaltkween]

And it would be more accurate. Math is a tool humans invented to make things and study the world. The study of math itself, and playing with symbols independent of the real world, is a secondary field. But we act like you need to learn algebra in the abstract to use it in chemistry, cooking, and creating, rather than teaching it how it was invented, which was to make creating easier.

[@shalec6704]

And music! And art! Math is the just the language of the universe. It’s like learning a foreign language but only adjectives and verbs. Then not applying it in conversation. Remembering geometry from high school made so much more sense when applying it to my sewing.

[@sisterkerry]

There was a chemistry teacher who couldn't get the girls to understand chemistry. He radically changed how he taught it. He got the girls to make and manufacture a lipstick. The whole process from start to marketing and selling. The girls transformed. They were able to do the complex formulations necessary when the subject was taught this way. I cannot do maths at all. I came in to the comments to see if there was any way of doing this that was easier and didn't involve complicated maths. It doesn't help that the imperial system is still being used in the US, when the rest of the world uses the metric system (centimetres etc.) I just don't understand why the whole business has to be so complicated. There must be an easier way.

[@Ninjozata]

For the folks that fear math. Just use centimetres. I PROMISE it’s easier. It’s not scary, and the decimals aren’t as weird. When using inches, how much are you loosing to round off 0.6187 or 0.29013 to the nearest fractal inch? Centimetres and millimetres friends, this is what the system was built for lol

[@mcarlisle3559]

oh absolutely

[@Cestyoo]

Yeahhhh!!!!

[@feed8647]

YES! I always convert any measurements from imperial to metric. Bc ain´t nobody got time to look up what an eight of an inch is every time the measurement comes up.

[@smileybugLB]

Seriously saved me just now. Lol I was about to give up.

[@elisabe2210]

Team centimetres here too!

[@JenileaBedelia]

That feeling when your waist measurement is the same and you can just steal all of Mariah’s numbers and not have to do any maths at all 🥳 thanks Mariah!!

[@yaraamon]

😂😂

[@maxinegautier3313]

Ditto! Much appreciated.

[@monicapuccetti3310]

Woo hoo! Me too! Definitely gonna save this video

[@arriolacanogabriel]

I'm trying to make a skirt as a gift to someone... That someone is called Maria, and has the same waist measurements as Mariah... That's an interesting coincidence

[@crystaltaylor138]

I've struck gold!

[@MsNarutosuchti]

Fellow cm users! Waist measurement is 72,5 cm and 1/4 circumferences are 100% = 18,1 cm 200% = 36,2 cm 300% = 54,3 cm 90°: r100 = 11,4; r200 = 22,9; r300 = 34,6 67,5°: r100 = 15,25; r200 = 30,5; r300 = 46 45°: r100 = 22,9; r200 = 46; r300 = 69,2 22,5°: r100 = 46; r200 = 92; r300 = 138,1 Much thanks for the video! It´s going to be so useful!

[@nany____]

I just gave up on trying to understand the actual numbers after the first pattern iteration 😭

[@annawinter1174]

Oh thank you so much for converting it! :)

[@furlizard]

Yay! Trying to convert things as I watched was hurting my brain

[@snazzypazzy]

Thanks for the conversion!

[@redwitch95]

As someone with what actually turns out to be identical waist measurements, I wish I had seen this before I struggled with a circle calculator 😆

[@claireloub]

As a maths teacher I salute your calculations, especially the fleeting use of pi. And I love the chart! So nice and organised. Though as a Brit I despair at inches and all those decimal equivalents of fractions

[@AllYay]

I am old enough to recall when the conversion to base-10 was halted in the midst of my third-grade math lesson. The principal walked in the classroom and called the whole thing off. True story.

[@mirlo4412]

Im confused .. if her waist is 28.5in wouldn't her circumference be 89.49. My math : 28.5 ÷2 = Radius 14.25 14.25 ×6.28 = 89.49 circumference.

[@JeanLazuli]

Please teach this as a practical and applied math to your students. Its gonna be helpful for those who aspire to be designers in the future

[@patriciajrs46]

​@@mirlo4412Why multiply by 6.28? Where did that number come from?

[@drkatel]

This is great! Saves my brain a lot of agony. Random comment now: My mom (born 1932) had an 8th grade education and was very "math disabled" and yet she sewed her whole life. She made countless bridesmaids', homecoming & prom dresses, etc. If you asked her to work a math problem on paper she literally had an anxiety attack yet she could figure out how to draft anything. Not sure what her methods were but now that I've started sewing I'm in awe of what she accomplished.

[@maidenrohina]

For the 3/4 circle skirt math, an easier way to find the circumference measurement is to divide the full circle skirt circumference by 0.75. So 28.5/0.75=38, 57/0.75=76, 85.5/0.75=114. I find that if I can do less steps with the math I'm less likely to make a mistake and thought I would mention a simpler method. Hopefully it helps.

[@gosiamalaczek]

i believe it would be multiplying by 0,75 ;)

[@maidenrohina]

@@gosiamalaczek Nope it's divide not multiply, the reason that it's divide is because your going " I know that 0.75 of the total is equal to 28.5 (original circumference) or written mathematically X * 0.75 = 28.5 therefore to solve for X you need to divide both sides of the equation by 0.75 to end up with the final equation of X=28.5 / 0.75. So 38 = 28.5/0.75. Also if you still think its multiply this is what happens if you multiply it, 28.5*0.75 = 21.375. I'm an accountant, I do math for a living. You also could have just checked it.

[@funkypunkypine]

@@maidenrohina funny that you are getting so snippy on someone who tried to nicely "correct" you (even if they were wrong) when you're on here yourself correcting Mariah. I don't see a need to correct the person who responded to you by being snarky.

[@maidenrohina]

@@funkypunkypine I understand your comment and can see where your coming from. I personally didn't think my reply was snarky I was just genuinely trying to explain why it wasn't multiply, why it was divide and the reason that it is divide. I see that the last sentence could be taken as snarky, but all I can say is that it wasn't meant that way and that I can now see that not all Australian mannerisms and humour translate well into text. I also wasn't correcting Mariah. There is nothing wrong with the way she calculated it and it gives you the correct answer. I was merely trying to show that there was a "simpler" method to calculate the answer, particularly for people who may struggle or dislike lots of math and therefore may have been put off trying this because of the "confusing" math that was needed. If I could provide a simpler way for more people to try making patterns that's all I wanted to do.

[@cindiewolfe9933]

@@gosiamalaczek the confusion is: What is meant by 3/4 Circle Skirt? If we wanted to calculate 3/4 of the waist measurement (Full Circle Circumference), then yes, the equation would be C = Cfull x 0.75 [circumference = (full skirt circumference x 0.75)]. However, that is not what 3/4 Circle Skirt means. For the Full Circle Skirt, the waist measurement = the "full circle" = the Circumference. For the Half Circle Skirt, the waist measurement = only half of "the circle," so circumference = 2 x Full Circle Circumference. For the 3/4 Circle Skirt, the waist measurement = only 3/4, or 75%, "of the circle," i.e. 4/3 x Full Circle Circumference. ​One option is to 1st, divide by 3 -- now we know what 1 quarter of the measurement is -- 2nd, multiple by 4 so that you've accounted for all 4 quarters. Now we have the measurement for the new Circumference. This is the same as multiplying by 4/3 [multiply by 4, divide by 3] because in this case it doesn't matter if step 1 or 2 comes first. Or, you can simply divide the full circle measurement by 0.75 as @maidenrohina suggested. They show the algebra below [btw, dividing by 0.75, i.e. dividing by 3/4, = multiplying by 4/3].

[@ashleya3236]

The first 30 seconds had my engineer side hooked 😂 Thank you, this was both satisfying and informative to watch.

[@pay1370]

My brain checked out once the math started, but i admire the amount of time you put into this!

[@9scompanion]

I thought that was only me

[@patriciajrs46]

Me, too. She talks fast and zipped through the calculations, and I got lost.

[@elenalatici9568]

I wondered if the video had been speeded up. The math took me back to my highschool algebra teachers, both of them mentally ill nuns. So I had to bow out . Too bad, because I would love to know how to make a circle skirt.

[@elenalatici9568]

​@@9scompanion Nope. Absolutely nope.🙄

[@TheAwesomes2104]

Mine checked out when the imperial system started. It makes this so needlessly complicated.

[@nathaliel.2772]

That rolling tool is called a Tracing wheel 😄 Well done video! I enjoyed watching it a lot

[@MariahPattie]

haha i knew somebody would have the answer 😂

[@jewelgaither1504]

I have the same tracing wheel from my home economic class of 1972!

[@tammyellison735]

@@jewelgaither1504 me too

[@Bad_Housekeeping]

Tracing wheels are customarily used with carbon paper. You can buy "no wax" carbon paper specifically for dressmaking purposes.

[@mokanger97]

This is a pretty good idea. I make a lot of circle skirts, and always just measure it out on the fabric. I mostly can just never be bothered making a paper pattern, but if I pose it to myself as a project in its own right I can make a few that I'm most likely to use and then dont have to go to the trouble again

[@lickthismiff]

This is such a rookie mistake for someone who's been sewing as long as I have, but I literally just realised why all my circle skirts have turned out a little bit too big in the waist. I never deduct the seam allowance! I always work out my radius and then cut along that line, so then obviously once I've sewn it, it's half an inch bigger, which on a curve like this feels massive. I really think I'm going to make a paper pattern now and just get it over with, I always argue that it's more work to create the pattern than it is to just draw it on the fabric, but it's really not. Great video!

[@Fuiotter]

I just wrote a comment about always messing up my waists and…. You just blew my mind, I think.

[@mymai5859]

Oh that's helped me...thank you for pointing out the seam line! 👍

[@patriciajrs46]

The last of your explanation here reminded me of the argument to write an outline to my stories. Like many others, I just wanted to write.

[@joannakasper5486]

I've been sewing for years and made circle skirts before but not often enough that I don't have to relearn the process each time. I found a fancy calculator programme on the internet but I wasn't impressed. Then I remembered this video. Thank you Mariah, this is so clearly explained that I made the skirt and it fit perfectly.

[@beauclausen441]

I love a good practical math application, that whole grid set up you did was VERY satisfying, and very helpful! This is definitely the kind of reference I want to keep track of

[@PoopHobbit]

I went to school for pattern drafting and this was so much easier to follow than the way we learned 😅😂 thanks for the refresher!

[@throughcolouredglasses9300]

After watching this, I think there should be a program or tool where you can put in how much fabric you have and what your waist measurements are, and then the tool gives you all the possible options of % of fullness and skirt length that you could make with that amount of fabric. I wish i knew enough about programming or math to do this, but unfortunately i don't. It would be super neat tho! Maybe even have options for putting in any of these measurements (waist, fullness, length, total fabric used/needed) and it gives out all the options for the ones you left open. I'd love to see all my options of what i can do with the amount of fabric i have etc. This video was a great visualisation of how all of this works, thank you!!

[@hill77276]

Oh YES! A Girlfriend wants me to make her a wrap skirt. This is the fourth video I've watched and the only one that really laid out all possible styles with the measurements. I'm thinking she's going to need to buy a sheet as fabric rather than my trying to piece together anything. But I definitely will try to use this charting to do it correctly the first time

[@jhenniceamorrow5936]

The most concise and effective approach I have encountered. Fabulous teaching method! Thank you!

[@facetsofus2008]

This is the most informative and pleasant sewing tutorial I have seen in YEARS! You’re awesome, thank you!!!

[@FlickiChicki]

My cheater method for 1/4 skirt - I have a 15” difference between waist and hips - is fit to hips and toss on an elastic or stretchy fabric waist. It turns slightly gathered, but it works. Can also dart the excess, but I’m lazy.

[@bridgetthewench]

I do a similar approach for my circle skirts. Makes them super full and easy to throw on.

[@FlickiChicki]

@@bridgetthewench I do it for most circle skirts, since I’m lazy. More that since I live in stretchy waist pants (scrubs) I go for anything with a stretchy waist.

[@Lena-tl7rz]

I love the full explanations on skirts! Really makes sense when you show the patterns so clearly. Only thing that hurts my brain is the inches as a person who uses centimeters I lost what measurement was which as I couldn’t follow the numbers but I’ll get them eventually. I absolutely loved the pictures showing what pattern made what. Thank you.

[@vivixferrix3964]

Absolutely right. Throughout all Latin America what we use is centimeters. Perhaps yards are mentioned when buying material, but that’s about it. No inches whatsoever anywhere!

[@ray-ee5pb]

Inches are actually pretty simple. An inch is 1 inch. A half inch is 1/2 or 0.5 inches. A quarter inch is 1/4 or 0.25 inches. And so on and so forth. We don’t constantly convert between units like I’ve seen metric users do, so all the numbers are just measurements in the same unit. Same thing you can do with cm, but with a different starting number since it’s a differently sized unit. Hope this helps :D

[@Lena-tl7rz]

@@ray-ee5pb Yes! Thank you! I never thought of dividing an inch so clearly. It has been a struggle when siddenly the person says that they use a certain part of an inch for this project and I need to stop my train of thought to calculate the amount, but really your descrition made me realize that a clearly written guide for different messurements of an inch would help me so much!

[@rasheedaburston469]

That serrated-edge rolling tool is simply called a Tracing Wheel, traditionally used in sewing garments. Placing colored "tracing" paper between the paper pattern and the fabric to transfer pattern markings to the fabric. Old-school but nifty. 🙂

[@opulentlilt455]

The A line skirt with the gathered hem is actually really awesome. I made one from a 50's vintage pattern once and I loved it. Thank you, this is a wonderful, wonderful tool.

[@Chibihugs]

I am not a math person, so thank you for making this so clear. This was very helpful. And a great idea to get the math over with so future you has set patterns ready to use.

[@MariahPattie]

I'm glad it made sense! I was trying to make it as clear as possible without being too terribly repetitive 😅

[@ashleysmith2109]

You're literally the only person I've found on KZbin who not only explains the math, but in a way math dyslexics can understand. ❤️

[@holliereynolds3817]

10/10 this is the most helpful tutorial I have seen. I just cut my skirt out, and it’s absolutely perfect. Thank you!!!

[@anamia774]

This definitely supports the idea that inches really are meant to just stay fractions. Once you get smaller than a quarter the decimals get so fiddly, but the fractions stay nice and intuitive. Shame calculators insist on only working with decimals. So thank you for that conversion chart!

[@Judoka26]

Weeeell let's just use metric system and this wouldn't be an issue to begin with 🤷‍♀️

[@gra0195]

The TI-15 keeps them as fractions, in case you want a calculator that does.

[@ray-ee5pb]

@@Judoka26 Ah yes, because saying 712.5 instead of 7.125 would be so much better.

[@sandreawhite7534]

This video is excellent. I wish we had videos like this when I was making ballroom dancing ballgowns. We used DOUBLE circle skirts, maybe more to get that beautiful twirl effect on the dance floor and NO GATHERS allowed at the waist. Getting that accurate waist measurement is so important.

[@penneyburgess5431]

Figuring out what math to do is far more difficult for me then the actual math. I have saved this video. You are a sewing goddess! Thank you!🥰

[@pattifeit4354]

BRILLIANT! Thank you x 3, both for your fearlessness of math, but also for your no-nonsense presentation. I'm new to sewing and your chart was an immense help to me. You made the calculations make sense. I'm off to attempt my first 3/4 circle skirt!

[@BumblingBee-xm4dy]

3:21 i love how you give visuals and charts lol

[@pipernell]

I love the point you made about saving paper (for future projects) by making a bunch of templates up front! Spitballing here, but I could also see hacking a tool that speeds up drafting by putting a ruler on a pivot in the protractor's center (and I'm pretty sure I've seen some architecture drafting tool like this): 1) set the angle of the skirt piece on the protractor; 2) set the waist radius on the ruler by attaching a pen, then sweep the ruler through the whole angle; 3) move the pen out on the ruler to waist radius + skirt length, then sweep again for the hem

[@lupakajsalisa3652]

I didn't realise I was looking for a video like this after Morgan Donner's 'Shenanigan pants' video, when I didn't understand how she turned a circle skirt pattern into an Edwardian panelled skirt! This will probably make it easier 😊 But, if by any chance you are considering making a video about how to adapt this pattern into a 5-10 panelled one with fishtail gathers, for example, then that would be excellent for very many fans of Edwardian fashion, who would like the drafting process simplified 😌 (Think Bernadette walking skirt, Morgan Donner shenanigan pants, etc ...) Thank you as always for your hard work and your investing form of mentorship, Mariah!

[@lisaharmon5619]

THANK YOU!!!!! This the first time that I have understood the math behind the circle skirt! Love the chart!

[@Ella-iv1fk]

After watching that twice, second time following along with my own measurements, I think I might finally understand how to make these myself. Switching between metric and imperial has addled my brain, the conversion chart for fractions to decimal might help with that a smidge. In the absence of any large pieces of paper I'll try using old newspapers, which we have in abundance. Thank you

[@lauralake7430]

Christmas or birthday wrapping paper, sold on rolls and frequently discounted, has a lovely blank side on the back. I use that for pattern making. Some even has a grid on the back, to make it easier to cut!

[@agimagi2158]

I love to see all the different patterns together + the pictures so I can imagine better what the skirt made from each is going to look like. I bet it is going to be so nice to just be able to pull out one of these patterns instead of having to draft them from scrath when starting a new project!

[@louparsons]

As a guy who is probably never going to sew a skirt I think this was an excellent video; your math was well presented, the scaling from A-line to 300% perfectly described, and your rationale for design decisions logically presented. I'm not math-phobic, but definitely don't use much in the sewing (bags, packs, bike bags, boating stuff) as I might. Thanks.

[@ForABrighterTomorrow]

Okay...now to watch again, slow down the video, do all the math in cm and make these patterns for me and my daughter. Thanks for sharing this, I greatly appreciate it.

[@lunch3042]

Hi dear, would you mind telling me how many times you folded the fabric? I'm a little confused even after watching the whole video 4 times...

[@roxannlegg750]

one of the best things you can invest in - are those pattern foldable cardboard boards with the circles already marked on them, and if you know how to use it - can make anything.

[@MariahPattie]

ooo interesting. I haven't seen those.

[@ashleighp856]

"CW: Math" You get me

[@raraavis7782]

OMG...I always wanted to do this! And make a series of mockups, to finally, ultimately figure out, which cut and length suits me best.

[@DamesalaMode]

This was a genuinely helpful video! I've done a 3/4 circle and went though doing all the math, but the visualization of the different waist lengths for gathers vs pleats was really excellent. Thank you!

[@sybildarcy9166]

This actually made the MOST sense to me of ANY sewing video I’ve watched!! Thank you so much!! Fellow lefty ✨

[@muggins20]

This is exactly what I have been looking for over the past couple weeks. This is perfect! I can't thank you enough. Really appreciate you for this video!

[@Fuiotter]

This is so useful and such a great idea to have prepared! I have gorgeous wool fabric for a circle skirt but I couldn’t decide on the shape. Guess I am making some pattern pieces and some mock ups! I also tend to mess up my waist measurements, so great way of trial and error with hopefully less error! Thank you so much, you are such an inspiration!

[@JessNicole1111]

This was really helpful, even if only to see how a skirt that looks hard to understand can actually be figure out and patterned using one of these options. Thank you for making this video!

[@robinhiley7915]

Thank you Mariah for a brief but brilliant encapsulation of all you need to understand about flared skirt patterns. It comes thick and fast, but is so well organised. I'll need to watch four or five times with pauses to take it all in, and then I'll know! Just bought some lovely summer fabric, so here I go with a half circle skirt gathered 200% at the waist.

[@freakygardener8033]

Very nice, and informative video. I am already in the process of making a 3/4 circle, using 3, 1/4 pieces, and putting pockets in the 2, and then obviously a zipper in the 3rd. I figured out that my waist measurement devided by 3, then multiply by 4, gives me a theoretical waist for a full circle, so I drafted my 1/4 pattern, and cut 3 pieces!

[@shakirahessop9186]

Thats great for you but could you guide me how to make the waist meaurements for a gathered a line... Like the one on the video

[@TheAnxiousMess]

Thank you for this video! I am taking on the challenge of making my own wedding dress and have very minimal knowledge and this really helped me understand the different concepts of skirts and why they are the way they are. Again thank you!!!!

[@Mongoly8]

I would love to see this same type of math for a fan style skirt that might be used for a Victorian/Edwardian walking skirt. Thanks for your clear explanation of circle skirts it was great!

[@MariahPattie]

it's actually pretty simple. the back is a flared skirt like these. You can make it wider at the top for more gathers, and wider at the bottom for more fullness. The front is basically a fitted a-line or half circle skirt. The main difference is that a Victorian skirt would have been worn over a corset and padding, so there'd be an extreme hourglass shape, so you need to add curves and darts to fit it over your hips like I showed with the a-line skirt diagram.

[@Mongoly8]

@@MariahPattie Thank you so much! This is the simplest/clearest explanation I’ve gotten for a drafting a fan skirt. I only have so much of my nice wool fabric and want to make the fullest skirt I can but bought patterns are not exactly designed to minimize waste or to maximize a smaller amount of fabric then what they call for.

[@leighcain7258]

@Mongoly8 see Bernadette Banner's channel. I think she has made the sort of skirt you're looking for.

[@helenenothhelfer3099]

I just discovered your channel with this video, and wouaouw, what a work you've done here !! Useful for you, but also for us since you shared it. Thank you so much, I'm jumping into another of your videos !

[@pixyrose9822]

This helped me so much, i just did it straight onto my cloth and cut it out. It literally makes a near perfect no sew skirt as is but I cut it in half to finish everything and it went back together beautifully

[@polarcita16]

Thank you so much for this!!! It’s very helpful and I am really really really happy you made it so simple. A year ago I decided to just wear skirts but it’s hard to find nice affordable skirts everywhere so I decided to retake sewing. But Im terrible with patterns and finding one that fits me is hard so this will make my life better! 🙏🏼❤️

[@SilviaCorvasce]

I loved this video, I've been trying to understand the difference in the making of various skirts for quite some time. This was complete, very well explaind and even if the math hurt my brain a little it all made sense in the end! Thank you so so much

[@raraavis7782]

'Here, have a chart!' will never not be funny to me 😅

[@eline7207]

This is such an helpful video and love how you actually cut all the patterns to visualize it. At the same time it was very confusing since I only learned the metric system and the imperial system always leaves me puzzeled 😂

[@melweismann]

Thank you for making this a sort-of compare and contrast situation, it really helped me understand the logic behind the different kinds of skirts!

[@studious_nonchalance]

This is legitimately great instruction. Saving this to my list as I know it will come in handy soon!

[@ellag381]

I watched this video and it totally went over my head, BUT this being said, it is exactly what I needed. So I'll watch it again and again until I figure it out. Thank you so much! I love your work :)

[@Mommamacnz]

This is going to be super helpful - just as soon as I can translate from inches to centimetres/millimetres. Thank you for a very clear explanation. It's also brilliant that you spent the time patterning the variations so that when you want to make a skirt for a project you just grab the one you want and off you go. I shall have to do this and will be having your video on hand so I know what to do.

[@elizabethc7428]

Checks Stash.... finds fabric for skirt.... Ferb I know what we're going to do today!

[@elizabethc7428]

Just made a chart with my measurements! Now on to figure out what skirt to make.

[@gstra9577]

This is golden! Thank you so much! Can't wait to see all thouse patterns included in some kind of makes.. just need that visual! ❤️

[@JoyfulFreckles]

Ugh this was such a satisfying video to watch, thank you. I love maths and sewing 🤣 I really enjoyed how you showed the skirts on the body too

[@goodfriendacres5633]

This is wonderful and yes, you did loose me halfway through. But I'll keep trying to get it because what a great idea! Having these on hand would make sewing a project for yourself so much easier and give more motivation for getting started.

[@ILuberti]

I have to say you have one of the most understandable explanations and are very easy to listen to, thanks a dozen Mariah! PS: I use big rubble-sacs as a pattern sheet, doesnt rip and is see through in case you want to match prints! u should give it a try!

[@ZelKwin]

Absolute life saver!! You're so kind to share your math!

[@suev4143]

Thank you! This is a brilliant summary. My skirt sewing has just gotten easier, lots easier.

[@tinayang3845]

It is so nice to see another lefthanded crafty. I looks so natural, cheers.

[@Gracefitzknits]

I just made my first skirt this morning using this video and I'm so proud of it! Thank you for sharing!

[@gohawks3571]

I'm proud of you!☺️👏👏👏🤩

[@brittanyrawlinson1950]

Thank you for explaining this, it was super helpful and answered some questions I didn’t know I had!

[@gisellelawrence2367]

I have been looking for a simple skirt pattern...n this blew my mind...i can literally have 12 patterns in one go! I've saved this video and will DEF be trying it this week!

[@frannie4310]

I have the same waist circumference as you so I can use all your math 🥰 Thank you for this video! It’s a game changer!

[@loveleeluv7]

Wow you're the best in explaining and breaking it down!✨ I used to make my own patterns based from what I learned from a traditional seamstress when I was much younger, but it was ardous for every person I had to make new patterns for. But with a bird's eye view like this, this will make all the vertical and horizontal measurements involved in getting the right FIT for other styles so much easier to visualize from the start --- with the the math of it all (lol 😂) . Thanks for your tips 🪡! Liked 📐& Subscribed🧵!

[@charlotteroberts]

Such advantageous timing for this to come up in my suggestions! I'm currently patterning a half circle skirt.

[@kathrynmccarthy]

I totally need to do this project for myself. I mostly wear skirts these days so having a variety of silhouettes to just grab and go. It's so helpful to have a visual of all the math though.

[@famprima]

This is DA BEST explanation I ever saw.

[@constanceinberkeleyca8685]

Hi Mariah - Watching this video, my mind is going to "What Lovely Skirts I could make!!!" I have to "pull back," as I haven't even gotten to sewing my 1st Vintage Kitchen Apron yet!!! Thx for being an Inspiration!! Beautifully done!!! ♡♡♡♡

[@GreatGoatRebellion]

I applied to college to be a math major, which didn't end up working out.... but now that I'm learning sewing, I've found it soooo satisfying to get to use that part of my brain again! I'm happy to see some math nerd representation in the sewing community, instead of the "ugh math" attitude most people have :)

[@CymruLlewes]

I like the maths. It makes things repeatable.

[@Xitaychin]

Thank you! Quick, energetic, very pleasing to listen to and watch! Good job!

[@angelbear_og]

I thought a spreadsheet that would calculate all the numbers at once would be neat, so I made one. Happy to share if anyone is interested! Even displays in 1/8" increments, no need to convert from decimal. :)

[@sandyanaidu202]

Hi, I'm interested. Can you share the spreadsheet, please

[@fecundcustoms8028]

Got confused for a moment but when you gave the math check on the 3/4 patterned the logic came together for me. Thank you

[@nerine8609]

I was just looking for something like this and you posted this just in time! Thank you!

[@bbrosser694]

I love skirts! You have made my styling and designing my own skirts possible. Thank You!

[@manythingslefttobuild]

Nice reference video on skirt patterning. It was a lot, but all the little pieces are good on their own.

[@hollyheise8792]

This is fun! I teach pattern making to friends, and I can dial up your video to clarify my in instructions. Thank you Mariah.

[@CatherineSews]

Nicely done! Very professional and clear video. 👌

[@georgiaschneidermundt3164]

This is giving me the math motivation I need to pattern the 3/4 gathered skirt I've been wanting to make!!

[@dolliehotel952]

This was seriously such a helpful video and an AMAZING idea/time saver 😭 can’t wait to attempt the math myself, thank you 🤍

[@mariangelvarela1458]

Wow...this is the best video I've ever seen! THANK YOU

[@13rookie_Monster]

Wow!! Thank you for such a detailed video. I can't wait to make my first circle skirt!

[@33goodwitch]

Oh my gosh thank you for this, I can not wait to do all of this for myself, grid chart and all

[@laurapantoja4972]

This is genius 🙌🏻 I'll have to watch this several times more but I mean this has helped me alot already!

[@mackedizon]

For a first timer and using the hand stitching, this is really helpful. Im doing my daughter's costume, and i really need those measurements.. thanks alot.

[@JillOtterDance]

Very helpful video! I never realised how the gathering-pleating made such a difference in the fullness. I'll surely apply this later in a project. I'm currently working on a 16-panel skirt of almost 1,5 circle. I think I will go for a 100% fitting since it's already so wide, lol. Yay math...

[@GarmentofPraiseSewing]

Great video, love the iron pattern weights.

[@swanteal2355]

Thank you Mariah, that was lot of hard work and mathematical. You have given me lots of knowledge of skirts pattern. I shall watch your video again and again to understand all my self. UK 💕🌸👗✂️😊

[@WooziYoongi123]

Hey, just here to say this video is really amazing!!! Thank you so much for your effort

[@blackheartgaming6121]

Two seconds in and I already love it

[@jackseve]

I love your videos they give me more courage to make my own patterns. Thank you so much.

[@milabach8097]

That spikey wheel tool is for marking your fabric. You use it with a chalk paper ot wax paper which sandwiches between your fabric and the pattern, chalk side down. Its like tailors chalk, except you dont have to cut the pattern and you can trace all the markings on your pattern. It punches through the pattern and presses the wax/chalk paper onto the fabric creating your markings

[@JuliaSophia52]

Thank you so much. I love numbers and charts. I'll be sharing this video with acquaintances that say "you like to sew, you need to make me a full skirt, it should be easy" :) .