Fabric: Stretch Denim (similar) | Bag: DIY | Top : H&M | Accessories: NY & Co. and DSW | Shoes: Steve Madden
How to Sew A Double Circle Skirt
First off, can my husband get a hand clap for the photos?? He did an amazing job! I had to cancel my photo shoot with my photographer at the last minute because something came up, and he came through! So, thank him in the comments that you ladies didn’t have to wait another two weeks for this tutorial!
And of course, your girl came through with some very elementary editing. *Hmm, lemme slide this thing right here and ratchet the color up a touch, okay that looks good. My feet look a little ashy. Whatevs, they won’t see it. Done.*
Teehee.
Ok, let’s get to it.
I’m going to be honest, I made the name double circle skirt up. I’m not 1000% sure that’s the correct technical name for it. I simply wanted to make it clear that everything is doubled in order to get this super flouncy and bouncy circle skirt.
So, in learning how to sew a circle skirt, I realized that the even the fullest circle was not flouncy enough for me. I’m guessing because of my hips and booty, it still just looked like an A-line skirt and that wasn’t the look I was going for.
So, I experimented with learning how to sew a double circle skirt and it worked out. So, now I’m sharing that tutorial with you so you can learn how to sew a double skirt and get your twirl on!
I’ve been wanting a super swingy circle skirt for the spring, and of course, I had to figure it out without driving myself crazy with the math. My fabric is a stretch denim I bought from Joann’s. If you can’t find it there, I’ve linked to similar. I styled it with my DIY Clutch I made last year, that I also did a tutorial on (here).
So, this tutorial is a NO MATH NEEDED Double Circle Skirt! Yaaaas!I found this cool calculator online (here) that you will need to do this tutorial. In the tutorial, I show you how to modify your entry in the calculator to get the double circle skirt.Can I get another round of applause??? Admit it, ya’ll love me. I make it easy. No? Well, just humor me, okay girl?
Here’s the tutorial and more pics to follow! Of course, Baby Girl came out to play while we took photos and was all up and through my shot! So, I had to share the photobomb!
Circle Skirt Sewing Pattern
If you’re looking for a circle skirt pattern with less flounce (and less fabric), my Gia sewing pattern is a great option! Using a pattern vs drafting straight to fabric gives you a more long term and flexible option to create more circle skirt looks from!
Girls, we used these double circle skirts in the 70’s when we twirled the skirt came all the way up to our waist. It was beautiful, with all kinds of colors and fabrics, luckily I still have good legs, and I’m still dancing professionally. Thank you so much for this tutorial!!
Thank you so much!
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I had watched your tutorial before, some months ago, and I was like okay I’ll save it for future use aaaaand now tbh took me quite awhile to find it again luckily nobody else had uniquely and aptly named their skirts so far hahahaha salute madam thanks for this tutorial where can I get more of them? really good and helpful stuff 🙂
Thanks!
Stretch Denim
What type of fabric did you use to make this skirt?
You are the bomb, Girl!
you da bobm, ya husband da bomb! I can’t wait to finish my skirt so my husband can tell me I’m da bomb. LMBO!
(ashy feet and all) LMBO!
I couldn’t think of what else to call it, so I made up a name.
Silly question, but why is it called a double circle skirt?
A circle skirt is made with a single donut of fabric (as in a poodle skirt). A double circle skirt is two full donuts (each cut down one side) sewn end to end, to give extra fullness to the skirt. See how her skirt seems to almost double back on itself, it’s so full? That’s that extra donut of fabric! So prettyyyyy…..and now I want a donut. Lol!
I could not have explained it more perfectly, Tina! Thank you!
I have a maxi length circle skirt tutorial and a hi-low circle skirt tutorial on Youtube. You can combine those techniques to get the look you want.
How would you make this as a high low at maxi length?Thanks
Finally finished mine – it came out beautiful – on my Facebook page!!!
Thank you!
Gorgeous- love the blue and white! Thinking about a version for myself! And the hubs did a great job!!
Krystal, I have that issue, too as you can see! What I normally do is make my waistband snug with very little room, just enough to breathe. That keeps it in place. This time, I gave myself a little more room so my booty kind of took over. LOL
The pictures look great! Go head hubby!! Love the hair and the shoes.
My circle skirts are always a little hiked up in the back because…well, I have a big bottom 🙂 Next time, I’ll try adding a bit of length to the back panel to accommodate.
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Beautiful skirt! It’s so nice and full.
Did you add lining to the skirt?
Super cool video and your pictures are next level…thank you for sharing:)
Very cute outfit! I love the skirt and the hair – you look gorgeous.
Thanks, Jackie!
Thanks, Tiffany! I got the mat online at Cutting-Mats.net. You can find out more about my sewing studio on this post: http://www.stylesewme.com/my-sewing-studio/
great job with the photo…use him more often…Question what size and where did you get your cutting matThanks
Great tutorial! Shout out to your husband who took really nice photos!
Hey, JC! I’m glad you’re enjoying the sewing business emails!I say if you can sew a zipper, you can do this project. There’s only one way to find out, do it!
Thank you, Brittany!
Girl, we have that donk back there! To combat that, I usually make my waistbands really snug so that they don’t move, but I gave myself a bit more room for comfort this time. Thank you, JeTua!
Pics look amazing!!, and the outfit is so cute! Love the skirt and I’ll be watching the tutorial for sure!!!
The photos look great – He did a fantastic job. Add your tut to my project list as we speak! Thank you again for all that you do!