Tulle Skirt - Pattern #1427 - that inside yoke explained!

12/8/2014

It seems that the blog I wrote a long time ago, back in February to be exact, is my most read posting ... here is the link, just in case you haven't read it!

I'm happy tulle skirts are poplar right now. Sewing all that tulle can be daunting and I give tips about dealing with so much tulle in that blog. BUT, I'm sorry to hear many people are confused by the inner yoke I created.

First I want to explain why this seemingly unnecessary piece is there. It's purpose is to keep the bulk out of the waist seam. If all the layers of tulle were wedged into that waist seam, it would be very bulky and the elastic would have trouble snapping back to it's correct size. The whole waist would sag.

First, this is what the skirt would look like with out any tulle. There is the elastic waist, then the yoke followed by the main part of the slip. So, there are two main seams. The one at the upper edge of the yoke and the one at the bottom of the yoke.

SO ... all but the two outer most layers of any of the skirts in this pattern are sewn into the lower seam. This keeps that bulk away from the waist. Then just the last two layers of tulle are sewn into the waist seam.

That is how to reduce the bulk at the waist in a 7 layer skirt!

And, as always, I'm happy to do my best to answer questions.

17 Comments

Isabella Macdonald

1/19/2015 06:57:07 am

What fabric do you use for the Yoke?

Andrea

1/19/2015 07:52:47 am

That inner yoke is really just part of the skirt lining, so I should be made from the same fabric as the main part of the underskirt/lining. I used a lightweight taffeta or polyester lining for the samples I made.

Paula Astley-Tipping

9/4/2015 06:40:14 am

Hi, I keep looking at this skirt but am put off by the waitband. Is there any way of making the waistband on this skirt smooth and not ruched/gathered?
Thanks

Andrea Schewe

9/4/2015 08:27:53 am

Sure ... But then you will need a zipper to take it on and off. Cut standard waistband that fits you and just gather everything at the top of the skirt to fit it. I would probably prefer a smooth waistband, too but it's a little trickier to sew. The zipper should be sewn into the lining fabric and just leave the tulle layers unsewn where the zipper lines up with it.

Sher link

1/8/2016 06:17:32 am

Cutting the Tulle, do you adjust the lenght when cutting, before sewing on or after? Dealing with 7 layers or even 5 in the same seam, is it necessary to cut the top layers a bit longer to make them the same length when the stack on top of the others? You mention your blog on Tulle...I cannot seem to find it? Do you leave the tulle just cut no rolled hemed . Will tulle fray? Thanks

1/20/2016 04:49:27 pm

Sorry to be answering so late!
I do the adjusting after the skirt is finished. In the pattern the 2 layers that are sewn to the waistband (top of the inside yoke) are longer than the layers sewn to the bottom edge of the inside yoke. But fine trimming is done last. The tulle is not hemmed, it will not fray.

Helen

4/12/2016 01:57:17 pm

Is there any way you could add a photo of the finished skirt from the inside? I'm struggling with the Girls pattern 1122 and it just doesn't seem like the inside is ever finished. I suspect the pattern directions are incorrect in areas in constantly putting right sides together....how can i be working with three layers (underskirt, yoke, and casing) as always be putting them right sides together?

4/14/2016 04:48:10 am

Helen,
As I said in my answer to your question on the blog about the girl's skirt. the seams are exposed on the inside of the skirt. You should end up with a couple layers of tulle sewn in the seam that joins the under skirt to the yoke and a couple layers in the seam that joins the yoke to the waistband. For a nicer finished, trim away the tulle in the seam allowance to about 3/8" then serge or zip zag the fabric part of the seam together. That won't be scratchy.
Hope this helps.
Andrea

Helen S

9/22/2016 03:08:34 am

I think the confusion between adult and child skirt is that there is only 2 layers in the girls skirt. So why is the yolk needed....

Kiki

10/23/2016 02:26:01 am

Hello Andrea, I really hope you will read and reply my questions. I am a beginner in a sewing and i really want to make a tutu skirt for my annual dinner event which will be held on December but i do not know how to calculate the waist for the lining skirt.

i have read that you make the lining using circle skirt method but i don't have any idea how the circle skirt can be attached to the elastic waist band since the circle skirt is calculated using our waist measurement..

should i add a few more inches to the waist so that it is stretchable and can fit through my hips? hopefully my questions are clear enough =) .

Thanks

10/23/2016 02:26:11 am

10/23/2016 02:27:13 am

kiki

10/23/2016 02:27:32 am

Bloss

2/10/2017 06:45:32 am

Thank you for providing simple instructions on sewing with tulle. Could you please write how to attach the tulle skirt you made above to a corset top. Im making my wedding dress and have designed the tulle for higher at the front and long at the back with corset, yet unsure how best to sew them together. Thank you in advance.

2/14/2017 02:30:01 pm

I would not attach them. In the 19th century ladies gowns were usually a separate bodice and a skirt. If you want to feel more secure you could sew some flat skirt hooks to the skirt and the corresponding eyes to the inside of the corset where your waist is.

hope your wedding is wonderful

2/14/2017 04:14:42 pm

Thank you Andrea, thats a great idea to link with hooks and eyes...i will give that a go. Im also planning my top two layers as you wrote about to be pulled in like a hankichief to give the tule an uneven look to it. I am excited about our wedding and making my own gown. Thank you for your well wishes.

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3/9/2017 10:49:17 am

Hi Andrea - thank you so much for this, I'm wanting to make a 3 layer skirt - not tiered or ruffled or gathered - and now I see how to do it. :-)

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