Sew House Seven Elemental Skirt (free)

The Elemental Pencil Skirt is a free sewing pattern from Sew House Seven. This high-waist knit skirt is quick and easy to make. The hidden elastic waistband creates comfort like pyjamas and provides a smooth outer finish. It has a sleek pencil shape that skims the body and tapers quite a bit at the hem. Wear your skirt with sneakers for a casual and sporty look or dress it up with heels or boots.

Note: This pattern is included in the Cosmos Sweatshirt PAPER pattern. 

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:

– PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF? 

– PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: Medium weight knit fabrics with at least 40% horizontal stretch such as stretch French terry, stretch sweatshirt fleece and cotton lycra. Use a knit fabric with good stretch recovery.

Fabric requirements: Allow extra fabric if matching stripes or plaids or using border prints.

Version #1: 58" (147 cm) wide fabric: 1 - 2 1/8 yd (1 - 2 m).

Version #2: 58" (147 cm) wide fabric: 1 1/8 - 2 3/8 yd (1.1 - 2.2 m).

Sizing: 00 – 20 and 18 – 34 (approx. UK 6 – 22 and UK 22 – 36/38, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size chart and finished garment measurements.

Note: The size ranges have been drafted from different blocks. The standard size range (sizes 00 – 20) is fit on a base size 8 that is approximately 5’6″ – 5’7″ (168 – 170 cm) tall and grades very slightly in height. The curvy size range (sizes 18 – 34) is fit on a base size 24 that is approximately 5’6″ – 5’7″ (168 – 170 cm) tall and does not grade in height. There are differences between the curvy and standard sizes 18 – 20. The tummy and hips are rounder for the curvy sizes than for the standard sizes.

Notions: Thread; 1 1/2" (3.8 cm) wide elastic (long enough to go around your waist + 1/2"/1.2 cm).

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4/US letter print-at-home pattern (32 pages for sizes 00-20, 37 pages for sizes 18-34); US copy shop pattern (1 sheet for sizes 00-20, 1 sheet for sizes 18-34); A0 copy shop pattern (2 sheets for sizes 00-20, 2 sheets for sizes 18-34) // Layers: Yes // Projector file: Yes.

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