What is a balloon Dress? (In a nut shell) The balloon dress or balloon skirt is two garment in one, first you have a straight skirt and next you have a gather skirt, your straight skirt will be about one or two inches shorter than your gather skirt, you gather the bottom and top of [...]

Step 1 A. trace two-dart fitted front and back skirt. B. draw in desired flounce style line on front and back skirts. allow side seam flare (///: ½”) at the flounce level of front and back. blend a new side seam to hipline, and continue ½” to hemlines. C.divide flounce front and back, into three [...]

A dirndl may use soft un-stitched pleats for a smoother look at the waistline. For an attractive pleated skirt the amount of fabric used should be at least double the hip measurement. PROCEDURE EXAMPLE 1. Find the amount of fabric available for pleating by adding together the width of each piece of fabric you intend [...]