Last time I sewed a layered tulle skirt, but to keep the layers flowing separately, pockets needed to be omitted:
But what’s a skirt without pockets? Here’s a version of a layered skirt with pockets!
Layered Skirt Pattern (with pockets!)
This time, to make the skirt feel cooler in summer, I’m making the lining length shorter at just below the knee (~20cm shorter than the outer skirt layer) and using light-but opaque cotton double gauze fabric.
Also, the skirt panels will be box pleated together before gathering with an exposed waistband elastic, so more of the outer fabric’s pattern can be seen.
The outer lace layer is black, and the lining gauze layer is sage for contrast.
The Sewing
To enable pockets, the way I sewed this layered skirt was a little different to the my step-by-step tulle skirt tutorial. I’ll just summarise the steps here.
Serge the outer and lining skirt panels together along the top.
Leave 20cm* from the centre, then create two box pleats on either side so the total width becomes 50cm.
Repeat above steps for the back side.
*Next time leave 16cm.
Sew on pockets on the front skirt like there is only one layer of fabric.
Sew the two sides together and sew on a elastic waist band.
Hemming wasn’t needed as I used the edge of the lace fabric along the bottom edge.
Comparison
They’re both lovely skirts! You can’t tell that the skirt with pockets have the two layers sewn together down the sides.
If both the outer and inner layers of the skirt was opaque, pockets could be sewn in between the layers – and it could become a reversible skirt!
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