how to sew a MINISKIRT (make your own pattern + detailed tutorial)

instagram: @selonalice
blog: www.selonalice.com
hey there, hope you’re all doing well! this vid is a very detailed, beginner oriented tutorial to make my super basic miniskirt pattern. I’ve featured these skirts in a few videos and also on my instagram, and I think they’re super fun and quick to make in different colours and personalize them for your own wardrobe and style. this is a bit of a longer video, but I wanted to break everything down from making the pattern from your own measurements, and making the skirt itself. please let me know if you enjoyed this video in the comments below, and what else you’d like to see on here! and amazing luck to anyone starting school tomorrow!!
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[@nayescrazy]

I watched your video once, got everything I needed, started it. Got lost, watched it 3 to 5 more times, sewed the panels backwards, tore it apart. Sew it the right way, got lost again on the darts, and I'm back. I followed out of order but I'm almost done!!! Just darts and zipper!!! This was my first project sewing EVER!!! THANK YOUUUU YOU DID AMAZING IN EXPLAINING!!!

[@selonalice]

Love this!! And I hope you love how your skirt turns out! A little trial and error is the best thing when you're sewing because you learn that much more. Thanks so much for commenting :)

[@rdmoo123]

how did you figure out the darts??? im so confused

[@nayescrazy]

@@rdmoo123so the fabric I'm using is stretchy and I wanted it to be a little tighter on the waist. So I pinned about an inch on each side and then sew it and I kept trying it on and sewing it a bit tighter each time then at the end I just made sure they where both the same length. Probably not very practical but that's how I got it to fit the way I wanted.

[@jaskeeratkaur3639]

She made it way too easier than other tutorials ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@selonalice]

so glad you liked it!!! let me know how it goes if you try it out

[@nobody_justair]

I just want to say that , gurl i made it today and it turned out flawless. Your instructions were easy and spot on!

[@H3lena]

This was absolutely amazing! Thank you! I’m a complete beginner, my sewing machine arrived yesterday and I’ve just made a skirt today from your tutorial! I’m over the moon!

[@luciacorreacampos1378]

Thank you so much!! This tutorial was so practical I drafted and sewed the skirt in under two hours and it turned out amazing ❤

[@white1195]

Loved this video! I loved how you showed the entire process. Super helpful for a beginner trying to make sense of all the terms & measurements.

[@cattface21]

This helped me soooo much first time using a machine & with ur help it was a task but a peaceful task ,THANK YOU my skirt came out better than I expected for a first try.

[@starberry_milkk]

i am a beginner sewer and i don't have any of the materials yet, but i watched this video just for funsies to see how hard or easy it might be. after finishing, i'm so excited to try this for myself as your explanation was really straightforward! thanks!

[@jenncrawford9604]

This is a great tutorial. Made my skirt in a little over an hour and it fits perfectly I’ll make more from the same pattern!

[@ellegrey13]

Thank you for thiss!! This is the first skirt that comes out well because the instructions you gave were perfect. Thank you so much for being real 💜

[@selonalice]

Thank you Ellie!! That means so much -- thank you for your comment! I'm so glad your skirt worked out :)

[@neharikamsadhwani5140]

This skirt was my first sewing project and it turned out really great. Very simple pattern and great instructions!! Thank you.

[@selonalice]

Yay good for you! I love that this was your first project! Thank you for your comment, I hope you love the skirt :)

[@Thankyouverymuchfriend]

thank you for this video!!!! my adhd butt finally accomplished something and it was this skirt! so easy to follow.

[@koko__yumi]

Thank you for sharing the tutorial! It is super cute!! I definitely want to make it in many different colors !!

[@YTFAYogaTherapyforAll]

It was suuuch a good, easy to understand video! And I found you SO CUTE! All instructions are clear. Thank you! I'm going to make this for myself☺

[@rhiannemiller6913]

THIS!!! Is the most thorough and helpful skirt video i have found!! Thank you so much!

[@selonalice]

Hi Rhianne! I realize this reply is coming a year late - but thank you for your comment! So encouraging! I'm so glad you found it helpful.

[@elizabethrozin5447]

hi i would just like to say that i love this video. i don’t know why but i’ve been researching for a while mini skirt tutorials and non of them were really descriptive. thank you so much for this video

[@selonalice]

Hi!! sorry I took so long to reply, but thank you so much for saying that

[@xhenetaqerimi5049]

omg I made it and looks sooo beautiful 😍 thank you for this wonderful tutorial ❤

[@selonalice]

That makes me so so happy to hear!! Thank you! xx

[@amandacharles3331]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. It was so easy to follow and my skirt turned out so great!!

[@selonalice]

So glad to hear!!

[@sarahizzle101]

Youre so good at explaining thank you!

[@user-lh4oh6eb9l]

I like this tutorial, explained very easy and appropriate words that anyone can understand. Looking forwards to seeing another tutorial with lots of details, so I can learn how to draft my own pattern.

[@selonalice]

Thank you for the feedback! So happy to hear

[@constanzaespinoza2072]

I don't know why, but you really made me have confidence in myself with this tutorial, thank you💗

[@selonalice]

Hi Constanza, thank you! This reply is super late coming, but I am so glad you liked the video :)

[@natashabasling8413]

You ate this tutorial up!!

[@sarahstratton1316]

When I was in school to learn pattern making the teacher took weeks to do what you did in 15 minutes! Such a good video, thank you for sharing!

[@sarikawarse1225]

u r tutorial was sooo super easy thks for it helpful for sure !

[@coraliehy]

Thank you so much for this tutorial ! You made it so clear and easy. Made my perfect mini skirt and planning on making more

[@selonalice]

Hi Coralie, of course! I'm so glad to hear you made your mini-skirt, and that the tutorial helped. I hope you make more, I have three myself haha :)

[@oldsoulbyoshin]

This is soo good! I'm going to make one that requires lining.

[@Nimnadee_Imeshika]

Thank you so much. Maybe your weird* explanation 😂 as you said , is the eeasiest way for me to understand . Loved it . This was such a wonderful skirt

[@mellowmushroom05]

this is so good thank you !! also if i wanted to turn this patter into a midi skirt i would just have to make it longer right?

[@menoratus]

Thx verry much. I bought a mini skirt pattern on etsy yesterday, but the minimalists informations makes the practice a lil hard for me, novice. Your video really helped me for end it, and next time i will try to create my own pattern too.

[@bella-iu7ku]

thank you!! literally everything about this tutorial was perfect

[@selonalice]

Ahhhh thank you so much!! Made my day!

[@namchunsiliujulia7249]

wow awesome ❤ i like it and love it

[@dburgd99]

Wow! This was so well explained. Liked and subbed. Just hope to see more videos like this from you. Thanks!

[@selonalice]

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed watching!!

[@KeithkoVlog]

omgg I love it ♥️♥️

[@vibharandive4782]

soo prettyyyy ❤️❤️❤️

[@chiquidacanay4427]

thank u so much for this!😭✋ u made it look easier compared to other videos, tyyy❤️

[@selonalice]

Aw you're welcome :) Makes me so happy to hear!!

[@jasonty2307]

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[@henrikkeegan2760]

@Jason Ty Definitely, I've been watching on Flixzone} for since november myself :)

[@kaiserchaim6739]

@Jason Ty Yea, have been using flixzone} for since december myself :)

[@akosuaboat2799]

Love youuuuuu,🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰...so simple and easy to comprehend

[@TyInspires]

Thank you so much for this. I'm going to be making a skirt for a friend's party and was having a hard time finding a decent video tutorial about how to make one. Your tutorial was more detailed and simplistic than the others. Thank you!

[@selonalice]

this made my day!! so glad to hear you liked the tutorial

[@bmth.amanda_35]

This was by far the easiest video to understand the measurements and how to create the pattern. I wonder how it looks with a plaid fabric, have you tried??

[@gissellec1559]

Great video! I ended up making it as a beginner. Hopefully you make more tutorials!

[@selonalice]

Thank you so much for the feedback! So glad :)

[@artburnerskenya697]

It looks good on you thank you so much for mini skirt

[@iamnizhani]

This was an amazing tutorial. I’m not sure if this will be helpful to other people, but the way I learned to sew in zippers was to do a baste stitch with the machine, just a very far apart stitch and then iron open the seam. Sew on your zipper, aligned to the stitch, and then seam rip in front of the zipper. I’ve always sewn in the zipper then gone in to fortify the rest of the Seam past the zipper Not sure if that makes sense

[@kusomvshi]

Wish I had read this comment before attaching mine, this sounds like it gives a much better finish! I'll give it a try next time, thanks for the tip

[@niharikaprajapati4098]

You really made it easy

[@RachaelChine]

This video was really helpful, i made me a skirt😊

[@sakshisrivastava272]

Thats a geniusly easy pattern! Thanks a lot♥️ I just have one doubt, you made us measure the waist, add 3 inches to it then half it. Then you cut 4 darts front and back combined which are 1 inch each (i.e. 4 inches in total). So wont it become 1 inch tighter on the waist? Sewing is not exactly mathematics but I thought this might cause an issue later...

[@carlenecazeneuve7275]

great tutorial. I noticed you finished your waist band seem but not the seems you ironed open. Will they fray in the wash?

[@funtimewithu9529]

Hii selonalice! I followed this tutorial of yours and I hand stitched my first project!😆🥰The tutorial was reallllyyy easy to follow and it turned out sooo beautiful 🥺😭 thank youuu soo muchhh!!! Btw I made my skirt with an old red checks table cloth I found in my grandpa's house 🤭💖

[@selonalice]

Thanks for this comment!! I'm so glad you liked the tutorial and the skirt worked out :) Also that red check table cloth sounds amazing - Love to see that!

[@ayechanmoe7282]

Thank you for this video❤❤

[@selonalice]

so glad you enjoyed it!!

[@mariadominguezpaz1748]

Me gustó muchísimo, me haré una falda igual. Graciasss por compartir lo que sabes :)

[@yoojuchoi4224]

hi! I just had a question about seam ripping the leg slit. Wouldn't that make the rest of the seam up the skirt unravel? Thank you for the tutorial!!

[@selonalice]

Hey, thanks for the question! technically if you kept on going or left the threads loose then it would come apart, so when you sew up both edges of the slit, you also have to make sure to sew a small line across the top as well (I tried to show this in the video). That should secure the stitches from coming undone anymore. If you wanted a bit of extra security, you could also backstitch a few stitches on your machine just above where you finished seam ripping. All of my skirts have been ok so far tho :) Thanks for watching, and have a great weekend

[@namchunsiliujulia7249]

I like it design n colour it's awesome

[@selonalice]

Thank you! So happy to hear :)

[@nithyamaha4187]

Thank u it is very helpful

[@simran1810]

You can also cut the darts on drafting paper it become so easier

[@carolinasotorivas8469]

Thank you for this video, you explained everything so nicely. I will definitely try this when I get my sewing machine😊😊❤️

[@selonalice]

I'm so glad you found it helpful!! Let me know how it goes :)

[@carolinasotorivas8469]

@@selonalice I just finished my skirt and it came out beautifully. Thank you for the tutorial once again😀😀

[@selonalice]

@@carolinasotorivas8469 That makes me SO HAPPY to hear!! amazing job, and enjoy the skirt!

[@durbailoolivia4297]

Thank you so much

[@stephanielindeman7646]

do you have to do anything while sewing with the front darts that got cut out of the pattern? darts intimidate me!

[@cindykhongsai5692]

Tqsm for this💜💜

[@selonalice]

glad you enjoyed!

[@gayathriudhayakumar4576]

U saved me 💗💗💗

[@selonalice]

so glad you enjoyed it!!

[@namchunsiliujulia7249]

Wow super 👍

[@eveflockhart8482]

I love this skirt! I’ve got some fabric I want to use but it’s a bit see through, do u think I’d be able to double up the pieces/incorporate some lining?

[@selonalice]

I don't see why not! I think you'd just have to be really careful to make sure both pieces are lying super flat against each other as you sew, to make sure you don't get any unevenness/ warping. Definitely use pins! Another thing I might do is make two copies of the skirt, and then sew them together (right sides together) around the top of the waistband before you attach the zipper, then flip it so the right sides are facing out, then continue with the rest of the tutorial as normal (adding the zipper, folding down the waistband, etc). Hope that made some sense haha! let me know if you try it out, good luck!! :)

[@gabyjademortardankonstruks5243]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ofrilev1421]

Thank you

[@annedonker4795]

hi i'd love to try this but then want to make it longer, either just over the knee style or even ankle length. any suggestions for how to do this?

[@adeolasimiadesokan9721]

I’ve just made this skirt and I was so easy, it came out perfect, thank you! I now want to make this same style but as a tube dress this time. I was wondering if you knew how to extend the pattern to do that? Or even if you have any tips on how to do that. I can send a pic for reference if you want 😊😊

[@selonalice]

Hi Adeola, I'm sorry if this reply is coming a bit late, but I'm so glad you liked the video and made your skirt!! I think you could definitely make a tube dress, but it's a bit of a different pattern. If it was me, I would probably use a stretchy fabric if you want it tight-fitting, and then extend the bottom (if you want it longer), and then extend from the waist upward to the top of the dress. You can measure around the upper chest area to get how wide you need it at the top, and sew in an elastic to make it strapless. I hope this helps if you still need this! I'm sure there are loads of videos on youtube for a tube dress. Good luck :)

[@user-we6kf8hn9u]

Please make a tutorial on how to make midi dresses

[@Aesop_Citizen]

May I ask you how long this took you to make this skirt?

[@rainnnnn28]

Hi, the zipper is secure enough to not have a closure/clasp at the top?

[@sarataiwo6725]

can this work for a longer skirt with the same side slit?

[@hannahnisly3215]

Hey! I want to try this as a first sewing project, but I have two questions: what would be the best way to adjust this to a midi skirt length and could I make this skirt with a more stretchy, lightwieght, flowy fabric? Thanks!

[@selonalice]

Hi Hannah, yay so glad you are trying this out. I definitely think you could use a lighter, flowy fabric - I would just make sure to add the full inch of ease around your hip measurement (I talk about this around 2mins in). To extend the skirt, you would have to extend the pattern down to wherever you want the skirt to land - but instead of measuring straight down like I did (around the 3min mark in the video), I would extend outward on either side on more of a diagonal. Then to cut out the pieces, I would probably cut the back piece on the fold where the centre line is (so instead of cutting out two back pieces, cut one piece on the fold). And then for the front, I would cut it out on the fold BEFORE you cut down the dart lines in the paper (so skip the step at 5:15). Once you have that cut in the fabric, THEN cut your pattern paper up the centre dart. Then take that back to your front skirt piece and only cut up one side of the skirt, rather than on both (the side that you want your dart). I would also add the zipper to the side seam instead of the back - so at 12:11, pin your zipper into one of the side seams, (the instructions in the video for sewing the zipper still apply). I think that would look much nicer for a more flowy skirt. I hope this doesn’t sound too complicated! In all honesty I haven’t actually tried this out, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. But if you are looking for more instruction, I found that Jess Dang makes a great Midi skirt w/ a slit tutorial, and so does Rosary Apparel (if you buy her pattern). Hope this was helpful :)

[@fernandapadilla4703]

could i possibly make this but without the darts??

[@noramarine6401]

Well explained, but i dont get The darts. Did’nt you cut out The darts then used The material to sew in dart. Would’nt that mean i would need 2 extra inches per dart?

[@rdmoo123]

what rulers are you using??

[@SRGAMER101]

How much fabric did you use??

[@ilikefattigers8136]

no need to use an overlocker/pinking shears?

[@emmyrobinson4915]

Does it matter if u dont have stretch? Like the fabric? 😌

[@selonalice]

No it shouldn't matter too much! I've done it with fabric without stretch as well, it will just have less give to it - mostly when sitting down lol. Good luck and let me know how it goes!

[@emmyrobinson4915]

@@selonalice it workt it tuned out really pretty its a bit short but rlly thanks for the help 😘

[@elisabethhild4720]

hi! I love this tutorial but I don't understand why you added three inches in the beginning to the waist and then later "removed" four inches with the darts. Did I miss something?

[@HluteinotHluteii]

Can you please tell me what fabric you used?

[@dracurire1215]

Please make more sewing tutorials

[@Sarah-yi9zn]

How much fabric would we need to replicate this? I missed that info 😅

[@selonalice]

Hi!! I believe I used around a metre, depending on how big you need to make the skirt! As long as there's enough for the front and back. Hope this helps :)

[@Sarah-yi9zn]

@@selonalice That is what I ended up getting, and it was the perfect amount. I have made two skirts so far, and I love them. Thank you for this amazing tutorial- it was sooooo helpful!

[@selonalice]

@@Sarah-yi9zn Perfect!! so glad it worked out :)

[@adenijiadebola8428]

What material did you use

[@charlottemarsh4867]

I’m sorry if you already said this, but how many yards of fabric did you need for the skirt?

[@selonalice]

Hi Charlotte! I believe I used around a metre, depending on how big you need to make the skirt. As long as there's enough for the front and back. Hope this helps :)

[@Cdl95100]

Random but what did you use to draw the pattern? Just any type of paper? X

[@selonalice]

I used brown craft paper I got from Michaels! But I've also used sheets of newspaper or wrapping paper - whatever you have on hand! hope this helps :)

[@carmensiauw2559]

is an inch equally to cm?

[@sanikaamborkar5435]

what was final length of your skirt?

[@swarangi1811]

Can we make this in faux leather?

[@selonalice]

Hi! I don't see why not, it might just fit a bit tighter to the body and have less give. But totally give it a try! Let me know how it goes :)

[@swarangi1811]

Sure, thankssss! 😊

[@queenluvonda]

Hello, Whats the name of your curved ruler ?

[@ipsitabarua6279]

Wowwww🫂🫂🫂🫂

[@Truwboo]

Did all this but didn’t show the actual sowing?

[@veah9474]

How many yards did I buy, it's hard to tell at my Walmart you have to buy it off the thingies lmao idunno the name

[@d_kojihova9987]

Однако всё странно

[@rdmoo123]

i sewed my zipper in upside down...

[@Vera-kh8zj]

here is what you, Selonalice, can do to REALLY IMPROVE your vid: take the "music" OUT when you are speaking. (I am calling that interference "music").