Upholstery Fabric Skirt

gold binding covering raw fabric edges by back zipper enclosure

So I have a mild obsession with upholstery fabric…

the color…

the patterns…

the weight and structure…

ah!

Well I finally got around to crafting a skirt with some upholstery fabric I bought some months back.

This fabric was perfect for a high-waisted, mini, a-line skirt! The stiffness of the fabric helps the skirt keep its wide shape to help exaggerate an hourglass shape on the wearer.

Inside detail note:

I have been really into adding contrasting binding to finish up the raw fabric edges by zipper enclosures. I had just bought some gold binding and decided it would be a cute to use with this fabric!

I wore this skirt out right after finishing it and got tons of compliments.

Upholstery fabric… success!!

Pattern or design used: My own design - Running Amuck Designs

kkegeland, member
Posted on Apr 7th, 2011 in sewing, fabric, embellishments, reader's closet

Comments (3)

kkegeland writes: Awesome!
Posted: 2:59 pm on May 5th

JMeGray writes: Ok, thanks to you....A friend of mine was getting rid of some dark blue velvet curtains, which I gladly took of her hands and made a long t-shirt dress out of for a friend of mine in NY ! It was gorgeous and I will ALWAYS look for clearance material on the other side of the store now !
Posted: 9:48 pm on April 21st

JMeGray writes: What a great idea! I'm a firm believing that the most important issue is the quality of the fabric. It seems like no matter what I buy, once I get it home the material looks cheap! Thanks for heads-up!
Posted: 5:48 pm on April 9th

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