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A-line Skirt

Method:
1. Trace the basic skirt block.
2. Mark it as 0-1-2-3.
3. 2-4 = 10 cm for A line.
4. Join 3-4 in a line.
5. 4-5-2 cm up.
6. Join 1-5 in a curve.
7. 0-1 is on fold.
8. Cut 2 pieces on vertical grain line (front + back).
Method for waist band:
1. 0-1=5 cm
2. 1-2-Round Waist+3cm
3. Make a block 0-1-2-3.
4. 0-3 is on fold
5. Cut 1 piece on horizontal grain line

Half Circular Skirt

Method:
1. 0-1 & 0-2= 1/3rd Round Waist
2. Join 1-2 in a curve
3. 1-3 & 2-4= Skirt length waistband.
4. Join 3-4 in a curve
5. Cut 2 pieces on bias grain line. Half Circular Skirt
Method for waist band:
1. 0-1=5 cm
2. 1-2=Round Waist+3cm
3. Make a block 0-1-2-3.
4. 0-3 is on fold
5. Cut 1 piece on horizontal grain line
Full Circular Skirt
Method:
1. 0-1 & 0-2- 1/6th Round Waist
2. Join 1-2 in a curve
3. 1-3 & 2-4- Skirt length - waistband.
4. Join 3-4 in a curve
5. 1-3 is on fold
6. Cut 2 pieces on bias grain line.

Method for waist band


1. 0-1=5 cm
2. 1-2= Round waist+3cm
3. Make a block 0-1-2-3.
4. 0-3 is on fold
5. Cut 1 piece on horizontal grain line.
Panel Skirt
Method:

1. Trace the basic skirt block & mark it as 0-1-2-3.


2. Mark the dart point as4.
3. Draw a perpendicular line from point 4 till the hemline & mark
it as point 5.
4. Separate the center panel & side panel
5. 0-1 is on fold.
6. Cut center panel 1 piece & side panel
7. 2 pieces on vertical grain line.
Method for waist band

1. 0-1=5 cm
2. 1-2= Round waist+3cm
3. Make a block 0-1-2-3.
4. 0-3 is on fold
5. Cut 1 piece on horizontal grain line.
Pleated Skirt
Note:
 All round pleated skirt needs the quantity of fabric as much as three
times the hip round plus scam allowance.
 ⅓ of it is for visible pleats & ⅔ for the under pleats.
Method:
1. Trace the basic skirt block & divide it into the desired pleats section.
2. Mark the sections as 1-2-3-4.
3. Separate all the sections.
4. Trace section I & add the under pleats. (2 times of the visible pleats)
5. Similarly repeat the process for the other sections.
6. Mark the center front line on fold.
7. Cut 1 piece of front & 1 piece of back on vertical grainline.

Method for waist band:


1. 0-1=5 cm
2. 1-2= Round waist+3cm
3. Make a block 0-1-2-3.
4. 0-3 is on fold
5. Cut 1 piece on horizontal grain line.
Yoke Skirt
Method:
1. Trace the basic skirt block & mark it as 01-2-3.
2. Mark the hip line as 4-5.
3. Separate the yoke part & lower part with the desired shape..
4. 0-4 & 4-1 is on fold.
5. Cut yoke 1 piece on horizontal grainline & lower part 1 piece on vertical
grainline.
Method for waist band:
1. 0-1=5 cm
2. 1-2= Round waist+3cm
3. Make a block 0-1-2-3.
4. 0-3 is on fold
5. Cut 1 piece on horizontal grain line.
Basic Adult Blocks with Darts

Method:
Front -
1. 0-1 = LF
2. 1-2 & 0-3 = ‡ RB + 2 cm
3. Make a block 0-1-2-3
4. 1-4 & 2-5 = ‡ LB
5. 3-6 = 1/10 LB
6. 0-7 = 1/6 RN + 1.5 cm
7.0-8 = 1/6 RN + 1 cm
8. Join 7-8 in a smooth curve for the front neck
9. 0-9 & 1-10 = ≥ distance between bust points
10. 9-11 = shoulder to bust point
11. 8-12 = shoulder measurement + 3 to 4 cm for shoulder dart (draw
shoulder measurement
on line 6)
12. 9-13 = shoulder dart intake
13. Join 13-11 in a line to form the shoulder dart
14. 4-14 = ‡ AcF + 0.5 cm
15. Join 12-14 in a line & mark 15 as the midpoint
16. Join 15 & 5 for the armhole curve
17. Mark 10-16 & 10-17 for the waist dart
18. 2-18 = side seam shaping
19. Join 5-18 in a line
20. 7-1 is on Fold & cut 1 piece on vertical grain line
BASIC ADULT BLOCK WITH DARTS
Method:
Back -
1. 0-1 = LB
2. 1-2 & 0-3 = ‡ RB + 1 cm
3. Make a block 0-1-2-3
4. 1-4 & 2-5 = ‡ LB
5. 3-6 = 1/10 LB
6. 0-7 = 1 or 2cm of back neck
7. 0-8 = 1/6 RN + 0.5 cm
8. Join 7-8 in a smooth curve for the back neck
9. 8-9 = shoulder
10. 4-10 = ≥ Across Back + 0.5 cm
11. Join 9-10 in a line and mark the midpoint as 11
12. Join 11-5 for the armhole curve
13. 12 is the midpoint of 4-10
14. Draw a perpendicular line from 12-13 on the waistline
15. 13-14 and 13-15 = waist dart line
16. Join 12-14 and 12-15 for darts
17. 2-16= side seam shaping
18. Join 5-16 in a line
19. 0-1 is on fold and cut 1 piece on vertical grain line.

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