#14: raphaella makes a maxi skirt PLUS fabric printing!

although i'm usually in the ultimate comfy item - leggings - i do love a maxi skirt every now and then!

i'd been wanting to make one for ages in a lighter fabric but couldn't find one i liked anywhere...and then it dawned on me - just print your own!

SO
two guides!

first - the maxi skirt, and second - easy peasy fabric printing!

the maxi skirt - takes less than an hour and only 3 steps!:

fabric printing - learn how to make your own material for a truely unique item!:

here are some terrible pictures of me in my hand-printed maxi!

i bought a patch of "astronomy" themed fabric online and loved this sun, so i traced around it and made it into a stencil...et voila!

and there you have it - an easy peasy truely unique item!

roll on springtime...

happy making!

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#11: raphaella makes a maxi dress

the past few months the maxi dress has been EVERYWHERE, and now you can make your own!

don't be put off by the amount of measuring - once you've got everything worked out its so quick and simple to make, and you'll have everything written down for any other pieces you make! very useful!

stick to jerseys, viscose, and other stretch materials for this make, or if you want to use a stiffer fabric simply add a zip from the back to the mid-hips.

here's one i just made for a friend for christmas - i've made the back (shown at the front in this picture) slightly deeper, but you can shape it however you like!

happy (hippy) making!

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#8: raphaella makes a high-waisted skirt

this is one of my favourite things to make - really quick, really easy, and there are so many ways to customize it!

all you need is one piece of fabric and some elastic - you don't even have to cut anything!

try making it really long and slightly narrower for slim maxi skirts, or adding loads of extra width and a little extra length for a volumized 50's-esque look!

remember - a stiffer fabric will give bigger volume, and a floatier fabric will give a lot more movement. try both!

here's the first ever one i made - over 3 years old and still going strong!

happy making!
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#5: raphaella makes a long pencil skirt

it's been a while...

i made this skirt for graduation, and a friend of mine asked if i could post it up here, so here it is!

i've tried something new out with the instructions, click on the image to enlarge and print out.

enjoy!

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