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This afternoon I sat down with a twin flat sheet, a box of safety pins, a 6" ruler, and a needle and thread. I got up and went to the store and bought a 7" zipper. Total cost of all materials, assuming I'd bought a single flat sheet, would be about $8 or less.
And right now I'm about an hour from having a custom-fitted side-zip below-the-knee skirt. With another $1 in cheap tea for dyeing, I'll have a custom-colored one too. Right now it's white with light lavender flowers.
Now that I've figured out the fitting process (pin side seam of skirt at top of waist and where bottom of zipper will go, then space pleats around skirt waist by hand until fit is correct, then sew in place by hand to an even depth of about 4-5") I can help out one of my co-workers who doesn't have any pretty skirts.
Even with buying material, this shouldn't run us more than 2 yards per skirt, which is still under $15 even with the cost of the zipper. (Good dress-weight fabric can run expensive, but you can find stuff on the cheap if you're not picky.) I could go cheaper if I liked buttonholes, but I don't.
I REALLY need to sit down and write up my ideas and stuff; I think our Benevolence committee might could use some ideas for helping people manage their lives on the money they have available.
And right now I'm about an hour from having a custom-fitted side-zip below-the-knee skirt. With another $1 in cheap tea for dyeing, I'll have a custom-colored one too. Right now it's white with light lavender flowers.
Now that I've figured out the fitting process (pin side seam of skirt at top of waist and where bottom of zipper will go, then space pleats around skirt waist by hand until fit is correct, then sew in place by hand to an even depth of about 4-5") I can help out one of my co-workers who doesn't have any pretty skirts.
Even with buying material, this shouldn't run us more than 2 yards per skirt, which is still under $15 even with the cost of the zipper. (Good dress-weight fabric can run expensive, but you can find stuff on the cheap if you're not picky.) I could go cheaper if I liked buttonholes, but I don't.
I REALLY need to sit down and write up my ideas and stuff; I think our Benevolence committee might could use some ideas for helping people manage their lives on the money they have available.
