Last Thursday, it was high-time I head over to the thrift store to see if there was anything inspiring there. I didn’t find what I was looking for (naturally), but I came across this lovely floral skirt.
The floral pattern and the fabric are fantastic. The length, however, is a bit on the matronly side. That or I wasn’t styling it well enough when I brought it home with me.
I’ve been thinking of trying a high-low hemline for a skirt for some time, and thought this would fit the bill for a refashion. I pulled out my rolled hem foot, some starch and made quick work of the whole thing.
In all the refashion took about an hour. I was sure to go slowly as I rolled the hem. The hem is a 2mm rolled hem, so I had to be extra careful that it wouldn’t go nuts on me. I’m getting pretty good at it, too. Since this was a curved hem, I sprayed and ironed the skirt with heavy starch before hemming. I found this video to be most helpful. I was hoping that I would find a larger rolled hem foot for my sewing machine, but alas, the 5 stores I went to didn’t have anything bigger.
I would be thrilled if any of you had suggestions for where I could find a larger rolled hem foot (5mm or 10mm) for a Babylock.
I don’t own any skirts that have a high-low hemline, but now I’m convinced I need more. I love the extra coverage in the back. I don’t have to worry about baring it all if I’m bending over to pick up Felix. The rolled hem (shoulda posted a detail shot) makes the skirt look like it was bought this way. It looks so professional, in my opinion. I love it!
Outfit Details:
- top: Ruche
- belt: thrifted
- pink bracelet: H&M
- brown bracelet: handmade
- skirt: thrifted + refashioned
- shoes: Payless
no comment …. superb !!!! :-)
Lovely refashion. I’m looking for a long skirt to do something like this, wish me luck :)
I bought a rolled hem foot on Amazon. I looked everywhere in stores here, but they have tons online. Good luck! And great skirt! I love it!
I made a drop-hemmed skirt last week! I’d been drooling over them, so I picked up some clearance blue and white fabric with a diagonal stripe. I’m itching to make more, too!
Beautiful!!!! I love it
I love the fabric, and the proportion is perfect! Some high-low skirts look a little off because the front is too short or the back is too long (or both!), but you got it just right.
i thrifted a skirt that i have been thinking about doing this too, but decided i don’t like the print enough to bother. i need to go thrifting again to find another option.
Lovely! The proportions are perfect, and it looks so summery!
Excellent job, Melissa…so feminine and the drape is perfect.
And best of all you look amazing in it!
Oh my word, Melissa this is adorable! I love the way you hemmed it. Adds so much spice to the already cute pattern!
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