Covered Elastic Waist Skirt Tutorial

5.27 2010

Tania has been making the elastic waist skirt with covered elastic. It’s genius, for all of you ladies that don’t like stretching the elastic until your needle breaks, then try out this tute.

Elastic Waist Skirt Tutorial

Comments

1. Jennifer :

   I just wanted to post and say that right now, as I sit here and type this, I am wearing a skirt that I made with YOUR tutorial! I need to take a picture and upload it so I can share it...but you did a wonderful job on the tutorial - even a semi-beginner sewer like me could understand and follow it.
   
   Now I have to try the covered elastic option!
2. Melanie :

   I really need to add the skirts I've made with your tutorial to your flikr, too. I can't believe I still haven't gotten around to it.
   
   Tania did a wonderful job!
   
   Melanie@Unravelled Threads
3. Heather K :

   Tania did an awesome job!! And I would imagine this could be pretty adabtable to making the elastic cover out of a different tube of fabric (cut the same length as the top of the skirt) which is then sewn to the top of the skirt (right sides together) and THEN fed the elastic through!!!
   
   Good because 1)my machine is not so much a fan of the sewing through elastic 2)my fingers are even less of a fan of stabbing myself and 3)the elastic I can find here inside Chi-town leave much to be desired in color and looks
4. Sophia :

   I have given you an award because I think you are fabulous:
   http://jaggedideal.blogspot.com/
   love,
   sophie
5. What Would a Nerd Wear :

   omg susan thank you!!! it's ridiculously sweet of you to repost this. and thanks so much again for letting me pilfer your amazing ideas.
   a huge hug to you!
   xo
6. jenni kaufusi :

   u are so talented. that skirt is adorable
7. Danielle Kuhns :

   you must post your after of your couch bc im DYING. seriously DYING.
   Please post it.
8. Vanessa/NessieNoodle :

   cutest darn skirts! and I might be able to modify it for my baby bump too.
   thanks for sharing~
9. kasey :

   so cute.
   i love it.
   xo
10. Sarah :

    I thought I was the only one who's needle broke!!!
11. Allie :

    This could not be more timely. I made your skirt last night in a springy little fabric, but wanted to try one with the elastic covered! I'll try this for my next skirt, I plan on wearing only skirts this summer. Thanks!
    
    http://www.etsy.com/shop/sewlopatternsl
12. Dasha :

    I really would like to learn how to do it.. However, the link to the tutorial doesn't work any more :( Can you please re-post it? Many thanks!