Description
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Malika is a semi-fitted straight skirt. The skirt is shaped with front and back waist darts. The front features a shaped cutout. The skirt closes with an invisible zipper in the center back seam. The applied waistband closes with a button and buttonhole. The skirt is lined. Malika is below-knee length.
Recommended materials
To sew this skirt, choose suiting fabrics with the following properties:
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medium-weight, soft, without stretch or with little stretch, opaque
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the fiber content can include natural fibers (wool, cotton), artificial fibers (viscose), blends (wool + silk, wool + polyester, cotton + viscose, etc.), and synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane)
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the following fabrics are recommended: wool suiting, gabardine, faux leather, suede, silk velvet, fine wale corduroy.
Attention! We do not recommend stretchy knit materials (jersey fabrics) or lightweight sheer fabrics (chiffon, organza, stretch lace).
For the lining, the following fabrics are recommended: lining fabrics made from artificial fibers (viscose), blends (viscose + elastane, viscose + polyester), or synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane).
The skirt in the photos is made from wool suiting. The fabric is medium-weight, pliable, soft, with little stretch. The fiber content is wool + cotton + polyester. The lining is 100% viscose.
Fabric requirements
1. Main fabric
2. Lining fabric
3. Woven fusible interfacing
IMPORTANT! When purchasing fabric, please account for shrinkage and buy 5% more than required.
4. Invisible zipper, 18cm (7”) for all sizes and heights
5. Stitch-reinforced fusible bias tape - 1,4m (1 1/2 yd)
6. One button, 1,5cm (5/8") in diameter
7. Machine thread - 5 spools (1 spool for the sewing machine + 4 spools for the overlocker)
Equipment
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sewing machine for construction
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overlocker for finishing raw edges. This may be replaced with a stretch overlock stitch or a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine (overlock or zigzag stitch width 2-3mm, stitch length 2.5mm)
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buttonhole foot for the sewing machine
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invisible zipper foot for the sewing machine.
