Reversible. Wrap. Circle Skirt. (With Pocket!) 

Ooh!

Specifics please lol bc this idea is Legitimately GENIUS lol

Genius idea but, realy, who in the world don't want pockets? 😳

Love it! When I was young, we always had light wrap skirts to put over our leotards before and after dance class too!

Hahaha thanks for noticing! I'm such a fan of sad sleepy piano ballads, but when I'm editing videos, I'm always like... well, that's bringing down the vibes! So jazz all the way!

Pockets of sedition!

Oooo a crochet version will be incredible!!

I love it, fellow hooker! Lol

Oooh!! Gonna have to do a knitted version then!

@@NettylSpryngsGo for it

Now that I have a search term... Ok... yup that got me to a video showing what you're describing. (Good description, but my brain wasn't parsing it) Kaitlin Kearns' video How to Put in Watch Pockets || A Historical Sewing How To 3:47 shows the pocket bag in the wasitband seam (and other options are shown) I've played with something along these lines before, attempting to give myself a pocket for emergency cash/cards when traveling or an evening out. It can be done in a sash belt as well. Especially if the use is more of a backup, that needing consistent access. If one is using if for that purpose, rather than a watch on a chain, I recommend velcro or something to ensure it stays closed. Thanks!

@@lynn858 In our experience, the pocket will stay closed if the waistband is snug and the fabric is non-stretch. In all other cases, Velcro or snaps would probably work.

It's gotta have that swoosh!

Aw, I like YOU a lot!

I do think that would be the easier route to go for sure!

Oh my goodness I love that idea!

What a fantastic idea!!!

I will take your long rambling stream-of-consciousness comments any and every day! I love the way your mind works, and yeah, I keep going back to the good old pre-zipper days for inspiration too! The concern for me with those side-tied skirts is exactly what you mentioned - the sides coming open a bit. Back then, there would just be layers of petticoats underneath, but now, you'd be seeing my undies. Also I hardcore do want to embroider myself a pocket. It's on the list. The very long list.

@@gettheetothestitchery I'm not at all sure how one would fix the sides coming open thing, other than filling the gap with a pocket. But maybe if the fabric was cut so that there was quite a bit of overlap, that would help? [I went off and had a look on the internet to see how it might be done, because my skirt came from the Canary Islands and it's part of their traditional costume, as an outer skirt. I think, looking at the pictures of "La falda de Raya Orotava" (I would put in a link, but I think RU-vid would then delete my comment) but I think there won't be many links coming up if you search for that term).] So yes, I think that the trick might be to make each panel quite a bit wider than half your waist measurement. And/or maybe you could make slits in the waistband and then the back ties would come right round and tie in the middle at the front, like on your wrap-around skirt, and if there was some overlap between the back and front sections of fabric, a front tie like that would hold them quite securely? And if you were wearing a top/blouse which was relatively long and tucked into the skirt, that would presumably be sitting under the side-opening, so then it wouldn't be your undies which were directly visible?

@@lauravivanco That's a good fix! I think the back section overlapping the front one enough would totally eliminate any openings on the sides. I'm stocking all these ideas away for later!

@@lauravivanco That's actually exactly it! 18th century skirts and petticoats consisted of long, rectangular panels that allow you to make the most of all of your fabric and still give a beautiful shape and overlap quite a bit at the waist so that problem you mentioned doesn't happen, and also it's much easier to put on that way. Additionally, the heavily gathered top (or later often pleated in the front) meant you could hide even the bulkiest knots from your waistbands underneath because there was more than enough fabric to cover them, even if you had uncharacteristically wide ties (historical skirt ties were usually very narrow because they had stays or corsets, so narrow ties would cut down on bulk while also not cutting into your skin because the stays would protect you and keep the heavy skirt in place). But even with fewer gathers, it shouldn't be a problem, and otherwise you can tie them slightly to the side where there's more gathers. Another cool thing: you could make such a skirt from two fabric panels that aren't the same length, with the longer panel forming the back and the shorter the front. That way, your final product ends up ever so slightly asymmetrical with more gathers in the back for extra poof and smaller, slightly more spaced out gathers in the front for a slightly smoother fit. This shape is absolutely gorgeous if you ask me. When you wear it, I've found that the part where the panels overlap is pretty much invisible unless you're actively looking for it. For the tie on pockets, I've found that it pays to widen the ties by quite a bit compared to most historical reconstructions or instructional videos that you see on youtube. Again, the reason is that you likely won't be wearing a corset underneath, so from personal experience I can say that wearing tie-on pockets filled to the brim (and there's alot of space to fill in those!) that distribute all their weight onto a tiny, one cm wide strip at your waist is NOT a fun experience. I recommend making the ties at least 3cm wide, you can go even wider if you like. They can be a great accessory in their own right to wear over top of the skirt, like a pocket belt. If you tie them under the skirt and are worried about a bulky knot, again, just tie the knot in the back where you'll want the majority of the bulk anyway and it won't be in the way. Overall, really recommend 18th century style "wrapping" skirts, they knew what they were doing! And I'd love to see you tackle and share a new wrapping skirt project using some historical ideas!

I'm so glad my fumblings could help you with your project! Without the transparent layer, a pocket in between the two would totally work, so definitely give it a go!

Aw thanks! I think I got it from Mod Cloth!

Thank you! Yeah, I'm not a fan of ripping seams out, in sewing or embroidery. I prefer the "eh, it'll work" mentality... XD

Love it! If you do this regularly with your skirts, you could make the skirt (or alter one which can handle it) simply putting in side slits will allow you to reach in to the the pockets without needing to lift a longer skirt. And, if you also wear skirts in winter as an extra layer outdoors over pants or leggings, the slits will allow you to reach into the pants pockets.

Hahaha their bird feeder is right above it, so the sunflower seeds always fall in and they scavenge there... although I keep planting herb seeds in there too, and very few ever sprout. Can birds sniff out seeds under the soil??

@@gettheetothestitchery 😂😂 Honestly, I don't know.. They just seemed really interested in the dirt!

@@JacquelynDoggette Well now I'm off to Google if birds can smell...

Have you seen a good pattern anywhere that one can build this on? I feel like a wider belt will distrubute weight better, and be more comfortable. But a cylindrical belt fits either at the top, or the bottom. I'm looking at swiss waists, and the hip/waist ratio is based on 10" and padding out hips for everyday wear is not a reasonable thing. I was starting to take a pattern off the bottom of a commercially made corset, which fits me well sitting on my hips. And then I got distracted, and made some external pockets that I can simply clip onto any old belt at least on a garment that has loops for a belt. I haven't done a test run yet. And I feel like without the belt loops, I might be back to the challenge of a belt that moves around on me.

Yep, that's the easy way to get a circle wrap skirt radius! The pocket is about 5x7 inches.

@@gettheetothestitchery Thank you!

Looks like she just added a patch pocket to only one side of the skirt in the end instead of inseam pockets on both sides.