Catching up - The Tibi skirt {Sewing}

Wednesday 10 December 2014


I am slowly catching up with blogging - not much to be fair, catching up with sleep has become my priority these days. However when one of my makes appear on a blog, I will make time to read it. 

A while ago I had a post about the Tibi skirt - and had found a Butterick pattern that looked quite similar. Well, a skirt was made and now styled by Cee and appeared last week on her stylish blog



I followed the pattern except for the length - I added 12 cm. The fabric is a dupion silk - in a lovely midnight blue colour. I added horsehair braid (found here) at the bottom to give it more volume - following Gertie's tutorial.   


The pattern is not that hard, but the fabric was a bit of a pain, it frays quite easily and I spent some time trying to tidy the seams, and I am still not super happy with it. 

However I love the result - what a beautiful skirt for a fraction of the price of the Tibi one. I will try to make one with folds that match the real thing, so stay tune!

9 comments:

  1. What a pleasure to see this post pop up on my Bloglovin feed, Nat! Thank-you for sharing :) I hope you and your family are doing well - and I really do admire your dedication to blogging when, in your place, I would absolutely be choosing to catch up on my sleep ;)
    xox,
    Cee

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  2. That blue is awesome. I love the idea of pairing a casual tee with a nice skirt and a moto leather jacket.

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  3. I dream about making a Tibi skirt! I remember reading your original post and planning the skirt but it's still a plan ;-) Your friend Cee wears it so beautifully! Congrats to both!

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  4. Great job with this Tibi knock-off! Would you mind if we used a photo in our social media? Email us at blog@mccallpattern.com. Thanks!

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  5. Cee styled this skirt beautifully! I recently made myself a midi-length Hollyburn using a silk shantung, and I LOVE it so much I'm in the midst of making a second! It doesn't have the pleats that you Tibi inspired skirt has, but it's got the same retro/glam sort of vibe. I can hardly believe the price tag on that inspiration skirt... It makes me really glad that I'm able to sew!

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  6. So lovely! I wish you a relaxing upcoming weekend!

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  7. I follow her on IG. LOve her posts. You did a great job ; )

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  8. Fab!
    SSB https://facebook.com/sassysewingbees

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  9. WOW!! This skirt is amazing!! And so the styling! Love it!

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