Fall for Costume 2025 โ day 1: Beginnings
For the beginning of my first ever fall for costume I wanted to share my first ever sewing project.
This 6 panel wool skirt is what I started with, 5 years ago and it took a full month to complete. It was a very challenging project to tackle for a complete beginner, but I wanted to learn to sew in the first place because I really wanted a skirt like this, and that passion would simply not have been the same when making a pillowcase or a tote bag.
There are many things I would choose to do differently today, but this skirt is still something I remain incredibly proud of. It is almost entirely hand-sewn, including the seam finishes on the inside and the attached lining (I did not own a sewing machine at the time), and it includes a button placket.
The hem of the skirt is the only part that is machine-sewn (I had bought a machine at that point) and that part is something I still plan on redoing now that I am more familiar with machine sewing.
As I am still a fledgling, inexperienced seamstress/sewist/sewer, this challenge will include a few things I made myself, things I simply own, and some drawings to fill-in the rest.
Happy October ๐
