What a fun project! At the same time though, I think back to the first complete garment I sewed back when I was in high school, which was a pair of shorts. I used a commercial pattern and regular fabric from a fabric store and sewed it together well and the end result fit just fine and looked nice. But then when I put them on my brain went "nope, this is not real, official clothing, you're still naked from the waist down," and I never wore them for real and ended up giving them away. I feel like making a garment from a table cloth or bedsheets or drapes would somehow trigger that part of my brain again. Still, it's cheap fabric for mock-ups and toiles so not all is lost.
I know what you mean! It took a while for me to let go of the “I’m wearing homemade clothes” thing, but I did and now I don’t even think about it anymore.
I bought a nice linen tablecloth with cotton lace edging thinking I’d make a skirt with it, but then I unfolded it and figured out it was an extra long tablecloth, which fits my huge table, so I just kept it for its original purpose. 🤷♂️
I love the way you explain how to do your projects! Thank you for always being so thorough! Your videos have brought me so much knowledge! And now I need more circle tablecloths in my life 😆
wow, Thats such a beautiful circle skirt you made. I love wearing circle skirts and have made a few. Table cloths or sheets can be used to make circle skirts. I think sometimes you have to be careful choosing the material for skirts, I remember making a lovely circle skirt out of some lightweight material material I had spare. The skirt looked lovely on me and was so proud wearing it, But unfortunately due to the lightweight material the wind kept blowing it up way to high. I wish there was a way to stop this happening because its one of my favourite skirts.
@@SewAnastasia Yes, I had thought about sewing weights in the hem. The problem with weights it tends to make the skirt hang wrong and being my skirt is very full with a lot of material you would need a lot of weights sewn in the hem which will probably ruin the flow of the skirt and takes away that feminine effect of the skirt blowing in a light breeze if you know what I mean. I think wind its a age-old problem for skirts and dresses. I can imagine you had the same issues with your skirts and dresses suddenly blowing up from a gust of wind. I tend to wear leggings,tights,shorts or even a petticoats underneath my circle skirt on windy days and just do my best to hold my skirt down with my hands xxx
That’s amazing! I would never have thought to make a circle skirt from a circular tablecloth. Thank you so much for this very inspiring tutorial. Your skirt is very pretty.
This is AWESOME! Thank you so much, I cannot wait to make one of these for my daughter, she's going to love it! I hope I can find a round table cloth as pretty as yours. I may have to shorten the hem though as she is only 5' tall...
It would depend on how big of a circle you need to cut out in the center. The radius of the tablecloth is going to be equal to about the length of the skirt plus the radius of the inner circle. So if you cut out a circle with a radius of 6.125 inches like she did, and you want a length of 61 inches, the table cloth would need a radius of 67.125, or a diameter of 134.25 inches. There might be a slight difference in those measurements for the overlap when you sew the skirt to the elastic waist.
She’s using the equation for the circumference of a circle. Circumference = 2 times pi times radius So the circumference of her waist was 39 and pi is around 3.14 and she needed to solve for the radius, the distance from the center of the circle to the edge of the circle that she wanted to cut out. 39 = 2 x 3.14 x radius 39 = 6.28 x radius Then to solve for the radius you divide both sides of the equation by 6.28 (or 6.2, she rounded down to make it easier) So you divide the circumference of the circle you are cutting by 6.2 to find your radius
Thank you
You're welcome
What a fun project! At the same time though, I think back to the first complete garment I sewed back when I was in high school, which was a pair of shorts. I used a commercial pattern and regular fabric from a fabric store and sewed it together well and the end result fit just fine and looked nice. But then when I put them on my brain went "nope, this is not real, official clothing, you're still naked from the waist down," and I never wore them for real and ended up giving them away. I feel like making a garment from a table cloth or bedsheets or drapes would somehow trigger that part of my brain again. Still, it's cheap fabric for mock-ups and toiles so not all is lost.
I know what you mean! It took a while for me to let go of the “I’m wearing homemade clothes” thing, but I did and now I don’t even think about it anymore.
I bought a nice linen tablecloth with cotton lace edging thinking I’d make a skirt with it, but then I unfolded it and figured out it was an extra long tablecloth, which fits my huge table, so I just kept it for its original purpose. 🤷♂️
This is just what I needed... I found table clothes I wanted to do this with and this is perfect for me to follow along
@@mackenziedefer5235 awesome 👏 send pics! I wanna see them :)
I love the way you explain how to do your projects! Thank you for always being so thorough! Your videos have brought me so much knowledge! And now I need more circle tablecloths in my life 😆
I’m so happy to hear this! I think I need more tablecloth circle skirts in my life too!
The sped-up sewing machine sounds are taking me out 😂 I love this tutorial!!
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Anastasia I love everything that you make. You have some awesome ideas. I'm glad I found you!
Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it 💖
I'm so glad I found you! I just thrifted a table cloth to make a skirt. Super helpful video ❤
Yay! Have fun making your skirt! 😊 Thank you for watching.
wow, Thats such a beautiful circle skirt you made.
I love wearing circle skirts and have made a few. Table cloths or sheets can be used to make circle skirts. I think sometimes you have to be careful choosing the material for skirts, I remember making a lovely circle skirt out of some lightweight material material I had spare. The skirt looked lovely on me and was so proud wearing it, But unfortunately due to the lightweight material the wind kept blowing it up way to high. I wish there was a way to stop this happening because its one of my favourite skirts.
@@SallyBarnes274 circle skirts are lovely to wear. I agree. Have you tried adding a weighted hem to it?
@@SewAnastasia Yes, I had thought about sewing weights in the hem. The problem with weights it tends to make the skirt hang wrong and being my skirt is very full with a lot of material you would need a lot of weights sewn in the hem which will probably ruin the flow of the skirt and takes away that feminine effect of the skirt blowing in a light breeze if you know what I mean. I think wind its a age-old problem for skirts and dresses. I can imagine you had the same issues with your skirts and dresses suddenly blowing up from a gust of wind. I tend to wear leggings,tights,shorts or even a petticoats underneath my circle skirt on windy days and just do my best to hold my skirt down with my hands xxx
Yes, but thank you most of all!
Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot to me!
That’s amazing! I would never have thought to make a circle skirt from a circular tablecloth. Thank you so much for this very inspiring tutorial. Your skirt is very pretty.
Thank you 😊 & thank you for watching. I hope you make so many tablecloth circle skirts!
brb looking for tablecloths at the thrift store! Thanks Anastasia!
lol right. I am now on the look out for them when I thrift.
This.was.genius! Thank you!
You are an excellent teacher!
@@pegturner6748 thank you 😊
This is AWESOME! Thank you so much, I cannot wait to make one of these for my daughter, she's going to love it! I hope I can find a round table cloth as pretty as yours. I may have to shorten the hem though as she is only 5' tall...
That's fantastic to hear! I'm sure your daughter will adore it.
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Thank you for watching :)
What size was the table cloth?
What size tablecloth would I need to make a midi length for a 61 inch
For a 61 inch waist ?
Length
Could you tell me the diameter of the tablecloth and the finished length of the skirt
It would depend on how big of a circle you need to cut out in the center. The radius of the tablecloth is going to be equal to about the length of the skirt plus the radius of the inner circle. So if you cut out a circle with a radius of 6.125 inches like she did, and you want a length of 61 inches, the table cloth would need a radius of 67.125, or a diameter of 134.25 inches. There might be a slight difference in those measurements for the overlap when you sew the skirt to the elastic waist.
Tables come in all sizes. What size circle tablecloth do I need for this project?
Well it depends on how long you want it and what size your hips are.
I found a tablecloth that is 50% cotton and 50% poly. Will that work
Thank you
@@sandracohen8481 yeah totally. Wash it 1st & see how looks after. If it’s good then I would use it!
@@SewAnastasia thank you
Can you tell me how to create a skirt from a rectangular tablecloth
@@sandracohen8481 The same way. Fold it & find the center. It will turn into a handkerchief hem with points.
@@SewAnastasia not totally sure what you're talking about but the measurement is 70/120
What size is that table cloth? I want my shirt to be ankle length
I want the same length did you ever get an answer
I love it! But i don't understand the math. Why do you divide by 6.3? And the other calculations?
She’s using the equation for the circumference of a circle.
Circumference = 2 times pi times radius
So the circumference of her waist was 39 and pi is around 3.14 and she needed to solve for the radius, the distance from the center of the circle to the edge of the circle that she wanted to cut out.
39 = 2 x 3.14 x radius
39 = 6.28 x radius
Then to solve for the radius you divide both sides of the equation by 6.28 (or 6.2, she rounded down to make it easier)
So you divide the circumference of the circle you are cutting by 6.2 to find your radius
@Meg-Meg-Meg Too complicated for me! But thank you anyway! 😊
bed skirt 2 piece suit
@@Avotts I’ll add it to my list
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