Olenna skirt
Olenna is a close-fitting, straight-cut skirt, sitting below the natural waistline. The waist is finished with an elasticated grown-on facing. There are belt loops positioned along the front and back waistline and a slit in the center back seam. Olena is below-knee length.
Model Tatiana: Height 172 cm (5’8”), Bust 85 cm (33 1/2”), Waist 62 cm (24 3/8”), Hips 88 cm (34 5/8”). Eva is wearing size 36 in height 3.
Approximate sewing time — 1 day (8 hours).
To sew this skirt, choose medium-weight, soft, stretchy or low-stretch knit fabrics (1.2–1.8 stretch factor) made of natural, artificial, blended, or synthetic fibers.
The following fabrics are recommended: three-thread fleece knits, jersey fabrics, and sweater knits.
Attention! We recommend using only stretchy knit fabrics for this skirt.
You can determine the fabric’s stretch factor yourself: mark a 10 cm (4") section across the width, stretch it, and divide the stretched length by 10 to get the stretch factor.
The skirt in the photo is made of double-layer knit. The fabric is medium weight, soft, and low-stretch. The fiber content is 68% polyester + 29% viscose + 3% elastane. Fabric weight is 400 g/m². Stretch factor: 1.4.
1. Main fabric, 140 cm wide, with a directional print/nap, in meters:
Main fabric, 55’’ wide, with a directional print/nap, in yards:
Height, ft | Size |
34–52 | |
1 (5’1”–5’3”) | 1 |
2 (5’4”–5’6”) | |
3 (5’7”–5’9”) | 1 ⅛ |
4 (5’10”–6’1”) |
IMPORTANT! When purchasing fabric, please account for shrinkage and buy 5% more than required.
Elastic, 4 cm (1 5/8") wide — 65–95 cm (25 5/8–37 3/8"), depending on size. The exact elastic length is specified in the pattern
3. Stitched bias-cut fusible stay tape with stitch reinforcement, 1.5 cm (5/8") wide — 40 cm (15 3/4")
4. Twill tape for slit reinforcement, 2–3 cm (3/4–1 1/8") wide — 5 cm (2") long, for all sizes and heights
5. Matching thread — 5 spools (1 spool for the sewing machine + 4 spools for the overlocker)
- sewing machine for construction
- overlocker for construction and 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 2–3 mm, stitch length 2.5 mm)
- coverstitch or coverlock machine for finishing the garment hem. If you don’t have a coverstitch machine, it can be replaced with a twin needle on any regular sewing machine that can do a zigzag stitch
- loop turner
IMPORTANT! We recommend using specialty needles when working with knit fabrics (for example, STRETCH, SUPER STRETCH, JERSEY, etc.). These are ballpoint needles, so they part the threads of the fabric you are stitching without piercing them.
Waistline ease (estimated) | Hipline ease | |
cm | 5–7.6 | -1.4 |
inches | 2–3 | -½ |
Height, cm | Garment length, cm |
1 (154–160) | 82.7–83.9 |
2 (162–168) | 85.7–86.9 |
3 (170–176) | 88.7–89.9 |
4 (178–184) | 91.7–92.9 |
Height, ft | Garment length, in |
1 (5’1”–5’3”) | 32 ½–33 |
2 (5’4”–5’6”) | 33 ¾–34 ¼ |
3 (5’7”–5’9”) | 34 ⅞–35 ⅜ |
4 (5’10”–6’1”) | 36 ⅛–36 ⅝ |
Once the order is paid, within 1 minute you will receive an email with the details of the order and a link to your personal account, where the following will be available for download:
1. The pdf pattern in your chosen size, in the following formats: Letter, A4, A0 and plotter format. The size of the plotter format is indicated in the name of the document. You will need a plotter printer that can print at least 900 mm width.
2. Detailed instructions which include cutting layouts, construction steps accompanied by photos, as well as instructions on how to work with Vikisews patterns (printing, taping, adjusting, sewing terminology).
If you have any questions, please let us know at info@vikisews.com
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