NOTE: When cutting this skirt for individuals, sweep, point of break and the width of panels should be adjusted to height and size of the wearer. Designers frequently eliminate the normal side seam in this skirt. The pattern is made as directed here and then the front and back side section patterns are placed together to the level of the hips. This will leave a "dart" above the hip level which would be sewed in like any other dart. This permits this skirt to become a skirt having only four sections, with the vertical grain of the fabric placed in the center of the side section. In factories where hundreds of garments are being assembled, this reduces operation costs. And, too, it gives the garment more semblance of complication of cut, making it more difficult to be copied except by an expert in pattern designing. When a garment is being cut from a limited amount of fabric, this method proves very practical.
Eight-Gored Skirt In the foregoing skirt designs the movement was added equally on each side of the seams to the adjacent sections. This resulted in producing a ripple upon which the seam fell on the top. In this design you will learn a way of distributing the movement in such manner as to make the seam fall down straight and be partially hidden by the ripple at the hemline. In this design, too, the degree of sweep has been increased towards the back for greater interest. This skirt, with the same proportions, was designed for a suit of wool twill which had pleasing draping quality. The multiple gores slenderized the hip area and also gave the appearance of increased height to the