how to pleated skirt DIY// Burberry inspired wrap skirt

[@kibummmm]

I love this! I feel like because its wrapped and held together by the buttons, its a little easier for a beginner to make since there's no need to sew in a zipper or anything like that. And like you said, the waist becomes adjustable so even if your weight fluctuates, you can easily make the skirt fit by adding/removing buttons as needed.

[@citrine6365]

“If your weight is as inconsistent as the men in my life” *queues clown music*” THIS WAS SO FUNNY AHAHAHAAH

[@AshWill4L]

Love the way you explained the process of measuring and making the pleats. Other people make it so complicated

[@Citriaos]

These videos are all about positive, educational vibes and I am all for it!

[@goddessdanixo]

I just started sewing and I’m soooo excited to try this, thank you!! ❤️ btw you’re gorgeous and so talented.

[@wendyherrera]

omg thank you so much and m really happy you liked iyt!

[@goddessdanixo]

You’re very welcome 😊

[@cherriosbee475]

I looooove your tutorial. So easy to understand and step-by-step for me, as I am the worst with sewing. Having just acquired a sewing machine, I am excited to make a wrap skirt for this Christmas, to wear with my black long sleeve sweater top. Thank you so much. ❤❤

[@daisygregory3188]

I love this tutorial, and your personality. I've made 2 of these skirts now, though I did find I had to add a lil dart at the back to account for my body shape. I'd been looking for a tutorial like this for a bazillion years and this is so easy to follow! Thank you!

[@h0llytr0n]

Edit: I made this! Yay! I was using an old white sheet and the fabric is too thin, my stitching is a mess, but by jove it's wearable. I used the entire length of the bed sheet for my bigger bod, maybe 250cm? Or 3xish my waist so that I would have plenty to wrap and I did end up with about a 3rd more skirt than I needed. Went for 50cm for high waist and knee length. Super handy to find your video as I had no idea how I was going to make poppers work and this was so easy. (compared to some, still took long enough for a beginner!)

[@Calvieyonna]

Oh so now you wanna upload🤣 im happy you did tho💕

[@wendyherrera]

LMAO FRRRR HAHhhaha this made me cackle, i'm trying to upload more frequently i swearrrrr 😭❤️😭

[@citrine6365]

Such a lovely design and even better than the inspirational photos. The fact that your creativity allows you to not only make something you want but to improve on it is so amazing!

[@theonetruesarauniya]

Thank you, thank you and thank you! I've been wanting a similar skirt for the past five years now and I've never been able to find one in my side or in a good enough quality. I finally got frustrated enough tonight to start looking up tutorials and yours was the first who really made me feel like I could do this thing. I'm going out later this morning and going to try this with some affordable enough material for me and see how it goes! I hope you continue to make more videos and that you make more beginner-friendly tutorials. I love your personality and your humor and definitely have subscribed!

[@original9tfg]

This is such a GREAT idea! Yes my waist be fluctuating so much 😫 THIS IS PERFECT

[@Franzo_VEVO]

The HALLAU At 0:00 Made Me Die Of Laughter😂😂😂

[@melodymartinez2172]

Omg super cute!!! Love that you made the classic pleated skirt into a wrap skirt, super creative!

[@wendyherrera]

thank you so much i appreciate it!!!❤️😭

[@ravencastro5350]

I love how precise yet simple this is. I currently have an upcycling project thats due in a few days😅 so this is a really helpful tutorial. Well time to rush

[@justinejoyfallera7829]

I love the energy you're giving. Lifts up my mood 😉

[@-RC-4673]

thank you so much for this tutorial. I made this is a tartan green and it turned out so well!

[@ZimeBryant]

“As inconsistent as the men in my life” I love it 😂😂

[@sandrasews3765]

You did an amazing job ! I love the skirt and i got that fabric , I’m definitely making 1 for my daughter

[@CherisBerries]

Ahhhh i swear we are style sisters. Everytime i think of making a project you always release a video on it! Love ur vids babe 💖

[@wendyherrera]

omg thank you so much and yessss great minds think alike! hehe

[@laupags]

I really felt that hello in my throat bahaha

[@wendyherrera]

LMAO gotta keep it nice and raspy hahaha

[@laupags]

@@wendyherrera LOL I love the energy

[@freakygardener8033]

I thought there would be more overlap, but it does look cute! 👍👍

[@KeyserTheRedBeard]

spectacular content wendy herrera. I broke that thumbs up on your video. Always keep up the wonderful work.

[@-RC-4673]

wow that looks amazing! I am going to have to try this out!

[@THE_Milla_Shirikyan]

I am recreating ASAP! She makes it so easy to follow, love it!

[@BigFine89]

Omg I loveee this. You made the pleating process so easy. Definitely about to try this 😩😍😍😍

[@Pochiee]

u are so talented ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Dainikcinema]

👌👌👌

[@miskajursova976]

the skirt looks so good and you sewed it really nicely

[@irene9116]

omg i missed you! thank you for this video!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@nyeisha]

I love this, it inspires me to make my own clothes!❤

[@grettelsanchez3130]

Ugh! Girll!! Bomb!!!

[@grettelsanchez3130]

I live your vids for real ❤️🔥

[@wendyherrera]

tHANK YOU SO MUCH this made my day hehe (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

[@Queenofanime26]

Good tutorial. I like how you explain each step. The only thing is you're going too fast, its kinda hard to keep up. But thank you for explaining how you made the skirt.

[@yomummahoe1835]

Omg one of the easiest diy thank you so much you saved me 😭❤️

[@wendyherrera]

omg thank you so much I'm happy to help! :)

[@yomummahoe1835]

@@wendyherrera I made it yesterday it turned out to be the best 😳😊

[@wendyherrera]

@@yomummahoe1835 OMG i'm so happy to hear that!!! thank you again for watching im super glad it was helpful haha

[@femkevdw8369]

Aaah I legit made a wrap skirt last week I love this

[@ILOVESBANDMH]

Haha I love you and your creations ❤❤

[@wendyherrera]

omg love u too and yay im happy you like it!!! ❤️😭

[@maria.jose25]

Wendy, dear, can ask you something? 😔 I've been trying this gorgeous diy but I don't understand yet, how lenght is the skirt at the end? I mean, full skirt and the two pieces (waist band + pleated part= Full skirt) I really want to try this but I'm so confused right now hahaha I want a mini skirt, not a long skirt 😜 that's why I'm asking you, I need to know for make this in proportion of my height (I'm 1.49 tall) and also my tiny hip, plusss I don't wanna waste much fabric thank you so much

[@wendyherrera]

ooo thats a very good question! the skirt i made came to be about 15 1/2 inches long! (i usually make all my skirts about 15 inches because i love mini skirts hehe) and im 5"4 for reference if that helps, pls let me know if you have anymore questions i'm happy to help :D

[@ashjan1398]

wendy

[@wendyherrera]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@they0ungartist14]

How long did this take you? I plan to make one this really helped! You described everything good enough to understand... well better than other videos I watch. thx so much!

[@mariesafari4266]

Looking good ❤

[@orangepeel5156]

I need to make this as soon as possible

[@marypham7243]

Hi, I love your video. Thank you for sharing. Where did you buy the fabric?

[@wendyherrera]

thank you so much for watching! and I bought the fabric online at spoonflower.com :)

[@marypham7243]

@@wendyherrerathank you.

[@strayteezverse]

hi, How many yards did you use? Is the fabric W=42 in and L is 36 in?

[@rh7216]

omg where did u get the fabric!

[@lady.e106]

Thank you ❤

[@Denise-cx7rn]

just found you and legit have been missing out... might also have arush on you haha

[@Annoubayblag]

You did a fantastic job

[@wendyherrera]

thank you a ton I appreciate your kind words!

[@sunkissedFee]

Sweetheart can you please tell me how much fabric i need for this..im not good at maths at all its all so confusing when it comes to measurement for me..i really love this pleater wrap skirt and want to try it..my waist is 32

[@ariannasmith6103]

Fourth love your since of fashion

[@wendyherrera]

thank you so much omg (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

[@ariannasmith6103]

@@wendyherrera yw fwend

[@evie510]

pineapple!!☺️☺️

[@wendyherrera]

heheheh ayyeee you're a real one lmaooo

[@-lon1823]

Sooooo cute!

[@cataleyas1066]

Where did you get your belt and blouse from that's in the thumbnail??

[@sncstudiofashion4475]

Goals

[@Gw3ndolynB]

Omg we has the same waist measurement and the same ironnn

[@abby297]

can't wiat to try it myself :)

[@koreanloverforeve]

What is the fabric you used for this skirt miss ?

[@maria.jose25]

LA AMOOOOO

[@kibummmm]

I need to post an update for those who might be trying to make this. Maybe it's my own inexperience, but I think *the way this skirt is made is not actually suitable for a woman's body*. I have NO idea how it actually fits Wendy. I went through the process of making this and it took me HOURS, partially because I'm a noob but also because it's just a lot of pinning and the steps are really tedious. So I finally get the skirt mostly finished to try it on only to realize IT DOES NOT FIT MY WAIST. But this is a wrap skirt, right? How can it not fit??? No matter how tight I pull this thing, there is ALWAYS a big gap. If you watch other skirt making videos, they always do some math using Pi and cut the skirt waist in a semi circle from the corner of a piece of fabric. I assume this is what makes it lay flush with your waist if you measure right. Obviously this video doesn't do that, and so the skirt is NOT likely to fit your waist appropriately. I got the skirt to work for me by being creative and also I HAVE to wear a decorative pin with it in order to gather up the loose waist and make it fit me. This camouflages the fact that it doesn't fit and just looks like decoration. My point here is, you might want to THINK TWICE BEFORE MAKING THIS because it's likely not going to fit properly in the waist and may end up being a waste of your precious time.

[@wendyherrera]

Hello i'm so sorry the skirt didn't work out, i feel really bad!! I want to help, by any chance did you use stretchy fabric? and when you added the buttons did you sew the buttons in a straight row? ( if that makes sense i doubt i worded it correctly) please feel free to DM me photos of the skirt at my instagram as well it would help alot. i'm very sorry again i really do want to be helpful

[@kibummmm]

@@wendyherrera the fabric was a bit stretchy. I'm not sure where I went wrong, if it's just a matter of different body types? But when I tried it on before adding any closings, it just wouldn't sit flush against my waist.

[@wendyherrera]

​@@kibummmm if the fabric is stretchy then thats good (mine was pretty stretchy itself so that might of helped me with the waist part of the tutorial), as long as its not on the stiffer side (like pure cotton and such) then i think the buttons is what can help solve this. when i tried on the skirt without any closings it also didn't sit perfectly on my waist, however when i added the buttons wherever i felt would help the waist band lay fitted onto my waist, thats when it all came together. However different body types can certainly play into this but hopefully sharing my experience with creating the skirt was a bit helpful. also at 5:50 and forward in the video the band wraps diagonally onto my waist (if that makes sense haha) bc i found that helped me best with my body type. so the top of the band was stretched farther out into my waist than the bottom of the band, by any chance when you completed your skirt was the band able to do that as well? also please let me know if there's anything I can do for you!

[@kibummmm]

​@@wendyherrera So I actually had to pull the waistband so that it made a V shape in the front, otherwise it wouldn't even come close to fitting! This made the skirt a bit asymmetirical. Not the exact look I was going for, but it was whatever. I couldn't find the type of snaps you used, so I was originally going to use buttons. But because I had to pull the skirt into that V formation, the fabric would stick up and I needed a way to make it flat. So I put grommets into it and strung shoelace through it. This kept the flap down and held the skirt together. It's a little harder to get on and off than if I had used buttons, but it works. In the end, I did manage to make it a relatively cute skirt, but it definitely doesn't look like yours and I still have to wear a decorative pin with it to make it fit my waist, even after pulling it into a V. Thanks for being so helpful! I never meant to shade you with my original comment, I just didn't want others to have the same experience as me because it for real took me hours to make this and having it not fit was so frustrating. Like, I finally sew the waistband on then go try it in the mirror and no matter what I did the band just wouldn't sit flush! I've never made a skirt before, and I definitely felt like this one might have been a bit over my head xDD. Pinning and sewing all the pleats took forever! Like damn, I should have started with a simple skater skirt xD

[@wendyherrera]

​@@kibummmm I apologize again I wish i could of done more to help with the skirt-making process, but the fact that that was the first skirt you created is honestly impressive haha its definitely not the most simpler skirts to make out there that's why you have all my respect on tackling this project!! in real time the skirt probably took me about 5 hours (with a million breaks inbetween) so i feel the pain and I can't imagine how tedious it must of been. i'm honestly very sorry it didn't fit well and your comment was perfectly fine its always good to have all kinds of feedback. thank you again for giving my skirt a try I wish it would of more and I'm sure your final project looked really cute regardless hehe you are very creative in solving the flaws of the skirt too and I wish you nothing but perfection for the rest of your sewing projects!!😎💖

[@KayyGoo]

Where did you buy the fabric?

[@wendyherrera]

spoonflower! :) it's an online fabric store

[@jairrodriguessilva2505]

Io🤭🤭👍👍👗👗👗👗

[@polyphony7216]

Didn’t you just have a boyfriend

[@account2374]

What kind of material would you recommend to make this 👉👈