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• Part 2 of 4: Chipping the Skirt
• Part 3 of 4: Cutting the Skirt
• Part 4 of 4: Sewing the Pants
• Tips
• What do you need

1 Look in your wardrobe for a maxi skirt. Ideal if you are no longer wearing this skirt and you will not be sorry to alter it.

2 If you don't have a matching skirt, visit a second-hand store. There you can often find crepe and knitted skirts for little money. You can choose 2-3 different models to have fashionable options.

3 Buy a maxi skirt. Now this style is back in fashion, so it is sold everywhere, including very inexpensive stores.

4 Insert the correct color of thread into the sewing machine.

5 Spread your skirt out on a large table. You will need a lot of space to measure and chip your skirt.

Part 2 of 4: Chipping the Skirt

1. 1
   • Try on your skirt. Determine her fit. It can be low, high and medium.
2. 2 Find comfortable pants with the same fit. Measure the length of the leg from the middle of the groin to the hem along the inside seam (crotch seam). Write down your measurement.
3. 3 Measure the same pants from the belt line to the hem (this is called the length of the product). Write down the resulting measurement. This will ensure that the length of the crotch is correct.
4. 4 Mark the length of the crotch of the skirt. To do this, set aside the desired length from the bottom of the skirt, mark the resulting point by pinning it with a pin.
5. 5 Measure your skirt from waistband to crotch to determine its height. If the measurements do not match, leave more room for the waist height.
6. 6 It is better to leave more fabric at the waist so you can shrink it later than to trim too much fabric in the crotch. Such trousers will be uncomfortable to wear.
7. 7 Measure the width of the skirt at the waist, middle and bottom. Mark the center of the skirt with a pin. Here you will cut it.
8. 8 Draw dots in the center of the skirt between the crotch and bottom. Mark the resulting line with pins.

Part 3 of 4: Cutting the Skirt

1. 1 Get some sharp fabric scissors. Cut the skirt along the pinned line. Try to cut as close to the line as possible.
2. 2 Turn the skirt inside out. Pin the right leg along the future crotch seam with pins.
3. 3 Pin off the other leg. Do not turn the product inside out. You will sew from the wrong side.

Part 4 of 4: Sewing the Pants

1. 1 Start sewing from the bottom of the inside of the pants. Sew the leg with a narrow stitch, leaving 1cm of seam allowance. Remember to secure the thread at the beginning with a reverse stitch.
2. 2 Continue sewing to the top of the pants. When you get to the groin, sew it back several times.
3. 3 Continue sewing down the second leg. When you reach the bottom, secure the seam with a backstitch.
4. 4 Turn your pants inside out and try on. Ready!

Tips

• Check regularly while sewing to see if any excess fabric has entered the stitching. Wide skirts can be folded during stitching, getting where they should not.
• You can always reduce the width of your trousers. Turn them inside out and measure 5 cm from the crotch seam. Split the pins along the entire edge this distance on both legs. Then sew them together for a narrower silhouette.
• You can try the other way around - sew a maxi skirt out of palazzo trousers. You will need a shoe to open the seams.

What do you need

• Maxi skirt
• Tailor's pins
• Tape measure
• Fabric scissors
• Sewing machine
• Threads