DIY bow draped skirt

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If you have been reading this blog for a while you may know that a draped skirt was on my to do list and today i come back to you with a tutorial.
i've done a simple skirt and then with a rectangular piece of fabric i've decorated its front.

What do you need:

1. a skirt
2. a rectangular piece of sheer or lightweighted fabric (i've used a 1,5x1 m piece)
3. a mannequin or the help of a friend (go here to figure out how to make a mannequin with less than $20,i made my own,it's not pretty but it works fine)

Let's start:

1. let your friend wear the skirt or put it on your dress form
2. pin the rectangular piece of fabric on the skirt,the widest side goes around the waist,leave the same amount of fabric at each side

3. at the centre or the panel, with the hand squeeze the fabric up till the waist and pin it


4. the rectangular is now pinned at the centre
5. you have some excess fabric at the waist
6. take the edge of the rectangular and pull it up,as you do it bigger ripples take form and the front edge becomes rounder;
you'll find in your hand a "bunny ear" shaped piece of fabric; to make the front edge rounder pull more fabric from the movable edge

pin it to the back of the skirt (you can decide where if nearer to the front or all on the back)

repeat points 6 to 8 at the other side

if you see pointy edges at the end of the draping (this depends on the width of the rectangular piece of fabric)cut them and give to the hem a rounded shape

and you have your bow shaped draping

1. now sew the panel over the skirt at the waist line,the bow and the borders,cut the excess fabric (those bunny ears)
   

what do you think?