Nautical Stripey Pencil Skirt Refashion

How to refashion your non fitting trousers into fabulous Nautical Pencil Skirt!

Posted by Jezek

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I've created this pencil skirt by refashioning a pair of trousers that were not fitting right. The fabric was stripy and had a bit of stretch in it which I thought would work well for a pencil skirt. I would think that any trousers with a bit of stretch in them would be suitable for a similar project.

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • 1 Trousers
  • 1 m Elastic
  • 1 m Stretch Lace

Steps (7 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    Here is a picture of the original trousers. They had a cool nautical/sailor feel to them – but I think they had more potential as a skirt.

  2. 2

    I’ve cut off the legs – these will be used for the body of the skirt. Now I’m also left with nautical shorts – I will keep them for another future project – perhaps another skirt?

  3. 3

    I’ve cut the trousers legs open – I’ve cut right next to the seam (and cut the seam off). So now I’m left with two rectangles of fabrics – each piece has a seam (the other seam) running thought it, which works well because the seams help to keep the shape of the skirt.

  4. 4

    I've sewn the pieces together (inside out) and tried it on.

  5. 5

    It was too big, so I’ve pinned it to fit my size. I’ve curved it slightly around the hips, to make is fit better.

  6. 6

    As the fabric had a stretch in it I’ve used elastic for the waistband.

  7. 7

    I’ve had some stretchy navy blue lace, which I used to decorate the bottom of the skirt.