Today the wardrobe of any modern girl it is hard to imagine without a skirt. With each season, fashion offers us a variety of styles of skirts. Few people know that the ancestor of today's skirts is a simple loincloth, which was not at all like a skirt.
 

Shape and silhouette all skirts are divided into two types: 1. Flared. 2. Direct. Straight skirts are considered, in which the skirt width of the hips equal to the width of the bottom. To be valid, the variance of the maximum width 5 centimeters. Pencil skirt – this skirt, perfectly sitting on the figure, and a little narrowed down. 

It kind of flared skirts are skirts of wedges, skirt the sun, the bell, the floor, the sun etc At first glance it may seem that the variety of styles is quite limited, but the ideas and good modeling you can create a unique and original model.

Straight skirt is perfect for the manifestation of their ideas and create a variety of models. Straight skirt for many years at the peak of popularity among fashionistas. After all, this skirts is perfect for all women regardless of age, and is also ideal as everyday wear and for going to a gala event. The biggest thing about this skirt style is that it can be made from any type of fabric.

Learn how to sew a straight skirt, can everyone, the main thing is desire. Then the article will describe all the practical tips and instructions for self tailoring pencil skirts or straight skirts. 

To self-sew a skirt, you need to use special settlement measurement system, which exactly is based on measuring the distances between all the points of the figure. In professional language, the distance is measurements. During the measurements, the measuring tape does not need to loosen, but to tighten it is not worth it. After all, how well you'll fit – it depends on the ideal building of the future design straight skirt.

In order to build the desired drawing of the skirt, for starters, you need to determine the type of shape. In that case, if you have a standard figure for precision in the drawing you need to take three measurements: 1. Semi-circumference of the waist. 2. Semi-circumference of the hips. 3. The length of the skirt. In that case, if your figure has some nuances – protruding buttocks, childbearing hips, protruding stomach, you will have a few additional standards: 1. Skirt length to the floor on the side. 2. Skirt length to floor from behind. 3. The length of the skirt to the floor in front.

After you have removed all the necessary measurements you need to determine the allowances for free customized fit, and then you can safely proceed to the construction drawing of the desired skirt. After the manipulations – well-formed drawing and chosen the fabric, your skirt will turn out exactly like you wanted.