Yes, the faux leather skirt is complete; I finished it earlier this evening. By the end of the project, my sewing machine was just not liking the fabric and I started having issues with sewing the hem. I changed needles three times with this project. When I had several layers to sew through I had to turn the hand wheel to sew and guide the fabric under the presser foot.
I learned even more about sewing faux leather. I made a
faux leather jacket two years ago with fabric I purchased from EOS. Most
recently fabric from Mood.
Here are a few shots of the skirt on hanger.
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| Front view of completed skirt |
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| Back of skirt with exposed zipper |
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| Close up of top stitching. |
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I plan to wear the skirt next week and will take some photos of me wearing.
Looks awesome ~ you clever thing! Can't wait to see you modelling this skirt ... soon!!! J
ReplyDeleteThanks Judith. I am glad to have this completed, it was more of a challenge than I had expected.
DeleteLooking good!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Vicki
DeleteIt turned out great! And the exposed zipper was a nice save too!
ReplyDeleteI also had problems in the past when stitching some kinds of faux leather... The SM didn't feed well when I was topstitching. It got better by using a Teflon foot but even then, the topstitching wasn't 100% perfect IMO
I did use my Teflon foot for this and it worked well. My topstitching is okay but as the fabric was thicker in some places, the needle did not penetrate as well and it is a little "wonky" in some places. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
DeleteVery nice! I like the style.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne
DeleteWonderful! Great topstitching too.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteHi Linda - the skirt looks wonderful - it probably looks even better on. It is a very nice style and shape, and you have done a lovely job on the zipper.
ReplyDeletei love this! i have to admit: i saw a little preview on bloglovin with a shot of you in it, i'm sad that the pic is gone :( you looked great in it!!
ReplyDeleteI love it and want one just like it. Can I borrow yours? LOL. TFS
ReplyDeleteThank you! I would be glad to share if I could wear some of your fabulous garments too!!!
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