Tutorial: Maxi Skirt with slits

Hey, everyone! For a while, I've been having the urge to make a maxi skirt with slits since many months ago when I binged through flourshur.com and saw these pictures. 

Sorry for the crappy comp pic of them. I wish I could find the originals, but she's posted so many things that it would take many hours before finding these pics again.

I posted these pics from Flourshur before in an inspiration post a couple weeks ago. I really like her fashion. 

I also saw this picture on tumblr that further increased my need to make a slit maxi skit.

I posted this pic on my most recent inspo post.

I really like the silhouette of a maxi skirt that's tight around the hips with slits to the knee, so I looked up a tutorial on google and found this great tutorial from Fine and Feathered. I was able to alter it somewhat for my own wants very easily. So, here is what I did:

I bought around 1.75 yards of a stretchy microsuede. It's really soft and comfy. You'll also need 1 inch wide elastic.

First, I spread out my fabric and measured what length I wanted my skirt to be + 4 inches.

Then I folded the fabric to the width of my waist all the way down to make a rectangle, with wrong side out. I pinned the open side till my knee. I tried it on to make sure it was to my knee, and then cut the other side to the same height.

Once it's to your liking, sew up the pinned side. Then fold a waistband on the inside of the skirt. I folded a bit over an inch and then curved in a seam allowance. Leave about 2 inches open to pull the elastic through.

I used a braided elastic, but it curled when I pulled the skirt up. So I recommend using the stronger elastic that is used in the Fine and Feathered tutorial. With the braided tutorial, I had to sew up vertically at parts around the waistband like this.

Once you've pulled the elastic through (use a safety pin to help it through easier), pin the elastic together and try on the skirt to make sure it's tight enough. When it is, sew the elastic and waistband closed.

Next, I sewed up the seams on slits. You don't have to if you cut the slits evenly, but I did not. I only folded it once to do the seams since knit fabrics don't fray.

The last thing I did was hem the bottom of skirt. Again, you don't have to since knit fabric doesn't fray.

And you're done!!

You can wear it with a plain tank for a casual outfit or spruce it up with a blazer or printed crop top.
This skirt can look really elegant with the right accessories!

Hope you all enjoyed the tutorial and try it out if you want! Send me the pics if you do :)

Thanks for reading, or just looking

PS: don't forget to check out my storenvy!! I added some more items last week

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Inspo

(sources: nylon.com, lookbook.nu, flourshur.com, tokyofashion.com, google.com, Charli xcx fb page, tumblr.com)

Haven't done an inspiration post in a while. This one's a little different from the last one. 

I usually get my inspiration from the few websites I go on on a daily basis. On Facebook, I follow Nylon Mag, Lookbook, and Tokyo Fashion. All post many pictures that inspire me to make cool outfits of my own. I'm really into Japanese fashion and Tokyo Fashion is my go-to website for inspiration in that regard. 

I tried to get in the habit of saving a picture I see on Facebook or tumblr that I find inspiration in. You can also keep track of trends and DIY ideas that way. 

I hope you guys liked this post and found inspiration of your own in it! :)

Thanks for reading or just looking

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Weekly Inspiration

so for my weekly inspiration, I found a lot of cool things that inspire me for like diy projects or sewing projects n maybe stuff to keep an eye out for during thrifting trips.

ive been really into chokers lately (the 90s are coming back!!) and this was on nylon store for a lot, so im like dude this could be a super easy diy. I haven't done it yet, but it's just an idea for whenever I get the motivation to actually do it.

I follow Nylon Mag on facebook so I see a lot of their pics, many included on here. Also, last week I seriously looked through all of Flourshur's blogger. All of the pages. It was a lot of inspiration and I really like her fashion. I included a pic of one of her outfits. I really like the bright, floral shorts, so I can probably see a DIY of something similar in the future.

Also, I can't believe I never thought of button up crop tops. My next thrifting trip, I must do this. It seems like a really great idea and super easy. I think the hardest part is finding a cheap, cool printed shirt that u don't care about cutting up.

I am kinda going out of order but whatever. I saw the Melody Ehsani crop top and it seems like it could also be a really easy DIY. You can find some really cool trim at Joanns n get some bias tape n a plain gray shirt n start cutting n sewing. This might also be a future DIY from me hehe.

I really like the trim on the tropical shorts. I want to add that to a DIY of mine some time cuz it just adds a bit of pizazz n extra personality to a piece.

I hope this inspires you guys a bit too!! Thanks for reading or just looking.

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