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Well, I have this huge list of tutorials I want to make, and this was the first one a whim took me to strike off my list.

Yes, it is wordy.

Yes, it requires you to do math.

Fair warning. (sorry, I be angsty about some people sometimes)

This is for making a skirt out of a full circle (or just about). These skirts are wonderful - they're very easy to do once you're used to them, and they're fast and very fun to wear. If you do it where you make it longer, they're so much fun to twirl around in.

Within this tutorial is how to sew it together, how to figure out the inner circle (this was my bit o' math voodoo in school), the length, and most importantly, yardage estimates.

I hope I covered just about everything you could need to know - I'll hopefully have a supplement to this in a few days about how to take this, and use it to create pleated skirts for those of us who can't wear traditional one's - our hips are too large! Circles make a wonderful way of doing that, combining the fullness you usually want in a skirt with the pleated look that most uniforms require.

:pointr: Here is a quick visual explanation on how to combine more than one circle for an even fuller skirt! :pointl:

Other useful tutorials that work well with this:
:star: Putting in a centered zipper - this is referenced in the tutorial, so you may want to check it out, too
:star: Putting on bias tape - this is another way that you can make the waistband (it will only be the size of the bias, though, so double check what you're doing) or, this makes a very attractive hem finish that I forgot to mention before ^^;

:heart: :star: :heart:

All images at the bottom are my own. Please do not redistribute, edit, or re-word my tutorials for any other purposes without my express written permission.

(c) 2008 `taeliac / Taeliac Studio / Samantha Lemieux -
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~SuroninAngel May 14, 2012
this is awesome. i like this tutorial. and it really helps with my gothic lolita and other cosplays...thank you

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~CougChick99 Apr 23, 2012  New member
My 11 y.o. daughter has been looking for a circle skirt pattern for a few months now. Your tutorial was simple enough for her to understand and finish. Her skirt turned out great. Thank you!
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Mood: Love ~Kyrna Mar 29, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Brilliant! Thank you.

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~Eredemey Mar 22, 2012  Student Digital Artist
This was a very good tutorial, because I could actually understand the mathematics xD
Thanks for making it ;)

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~middleR3DD Mar 6, 2012
This is so great! I am totally going to do this, but what type of fabric did you use? Just a jersey knit? Or was it more of a spandex-y blend?
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~snowyblackrose Feb 18, 2012   General Artist
thank you so much!

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Mood: Joy ~NekoNyan08 Feb 16, 2012
I'm going to use this to make my Chibitalia cosplay skirt!

Thanks so much!

This is simple enough and very helpful. I actually started taking notes! Haha I only like math when it comes to creating things xD

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~baffledBITS Feb 15, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks so much for making this tutorial :D
Your cosplays look fantastic~

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~Twisted-Eva Jan 27, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Erm... About the waistband, after folding it in half are you supposed to sew the fabric into the fold of the waist band or sew the folded waistband entirely on the inside or outside of the fabric's waistline?
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~disnikbmw Jan 24, 2012
ok i love this tutorial i havnt tried it out but so far i can understand it an math is one of my favs suprisingly =) lol my only question is the pic of the purple skirt did u put ruffles in the purple part or jus make ruffles under it =/ sry if its a stupid question
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