Pleated skirt 3 Sewing Patterns | DRCOS Patterns & How To Make

This is a free sewing pattern and tutorial for a long pleated skirt with 16 pleats.

Unlike the simplified version, this design hides the zipper inside one of the pleats, giving the skirt a more authentic and professional finish. This makes it slightly more challenging to sew but results in a cleaner and more elegant silhouette.

For an even neater look, you can topstitch part of the pleats so they stay closed partway down before releasing into a fuller flare.

Important: After printing and taping the pattern, fold the darts and pleats at the upper part of the skirt to shape them, then trim along the corrected waistline for a smooth curve. This step can only be done after printing and will result in a slightly jagged seam allowance edge. While you can skip this and sew with the straight 1 cm seam allowance, performing this step will give a better finish.

The skirt uses a 22 cm invisible zipper for the closure.

Once printed, cut along the join lines. The pattern already includes seam allowances, so you can use it immediately without adding extra margins.

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(1) Sew darts and iron down the seam allowance.

* Darts should be tucked in toward the center.

(2) Serging the sides of the "Front body" and the "Back body", and put the anti-stretch tape at the zipper position.

* Attach the tape to one side of the front and back so that the zipper will be on the left side when the garment is worn.

(3) Sew the sides of the "Front body" and "Back body" together and press seam allowances open with an iron.

* Sew one side to the "fastener end".

(4) Serging the hem, fold up 1" and sew with a sewing machine.

(5) Iron and weave in at the back of the folds.

* Iron and weave in the back of the folds.

(6) Iron the front of the folds so that they overlap the front part of the facing folds.

* Stitch the + portion in front of the folds and settle the top of the folds to make a clean line.

(7) Attach invisible zip at the zipper position.

(8) Sew on the belt.

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