Pattern Drafting Crash Course – Skirt Children

Here is a continuation of the Pattern Drafting Crash Course. A basic straight skirt and a bonus fuller skirt.

Measurements Needed
Copy the following to your paper before you start and fill in with the correct measurements for the doll you are working with. The ones in italics can be found on the Miniature Draft Chart
Waist Arc	Hip Depth	Front	Back
Hip Arc	Side Hip Depth
1) Skirt Length- side seam	2) Side or Back Hip Depth (whichever is deeper)- square out to either side to the left back hip arc and to the right front hip arc	3) Back Hip Arc- at top square out back hip arc	4) Center Back- square out back hip arc at bottom and then connect from top to bottom to form center back
5) Back Hip Depth-Should be only slightly shorter than side hip depth, mark in. If you used Back Hip Depth in step 2 use Hip Depth here.	6) Back Waist Arc- from center back line towards side seam Formula: waist arc + ease (see Miniature Draft Chart)	7) Hip Line- curve from mark to hip level	8 ) Waist Line- curve from back hip mark to hip
9) Front Hip Arc- front hip arc. At top square out then square out front hip arc at bottom and connect from top to bottom to form center front	10) Front Waist Arc- from center front line towards side seam Formula: waist arc + ease (see Miniature Draft Chart )	11) Hip Line- curve from mark to hip level	12) Front Hip Depth – Should be only slightly shorter than side hip depth, mark in
13) Waist Line- curve from front hip mark to hip

This is a bonus skirt draft for a plain skirt that goes well with a simple
bodice and can be as full as can fit around the doll’s waist.