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Sew your own pleated mini skirt based off the famed J. Crew version!
Why buy the J. Crew Pleated Mini when you can just make your own? With minimal materials, time, and sewing knowledge, make your own skirt that looks just like the original, but perfectly made to your preferences!
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Step 4
Flatten the "tube" and line one seam up so that it comes down 2.5 inches from the edge of the the tube. Place a line of pins along the seam, pinning it to the other side of the tube, and then place another line of pins 1 inch from the edge of the tube. Then, sew along these lines of pins. This creates the waistline of the dress and a casing for the elastic. Don't do anything to the other seam--it will just lay on the inside of the skirt.
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Step 9
To customize: This is the "pattern" I drew up to make the skirt, basically measuring out where each seam needed to be placed for the skirt to look right. The fabric I bought was wide enough to go around my hips, but if you can't find wide enough fabric, you'll have to get it cut longer and then use the length of the fabric as the width of the skirt, if that makes sense.