Learn to Sew a Trumpet Skirt: MadBDA Costuming Workshop

Saturday, January 28, 1pm - 4pm, Dance Life Studio

Join Mona N’wal, experienced costumer, as she walks you though the basic steps of creating a pattern, cutting, and assembling a trumpet skirt that you will personalize for yourself. The MadBDA merry band of sewing assistants will be on hand to help you if you need it! When you leave, you will have pattern pieces for future skirts as well as a partially-completed skirt to finish at home. Minimum number of participants, 5; maximum, 12.

1. Basic sewing skills required: sewing machine use and pattern cutting
2. $25 for 3 hour workshop
3. Bring: pins and a hand needle; tape measure; fabric marking pencil; fabric scissors; pen and paper for notes
4. Supplies for your skirt (details below)
5. Optional: bring your sewing machine, if you can, as your machine will allow more progress on your skirt (don’t forget your bobbins, needle, power cord, and control pedal). There will be some sewing machines to share.

To register, use the PayPal button below, or contact us at webqueen@madisonbellydance.org to make other arrangements.

Choose your skirt option! You’ll be making one of the following skirts at the workshop. Handouts will be available with directions on making both skirts as well as a list of design details you can apply in future projects.

Option One: Make a Classic Trumpet Skirt from a non-stretch fabric like crepe-back satin or drapy soft cotton. This skirt includes a closure if your high hip is much smaller than your full hip: bring some large snaps. It has an elastic waistband. Supplies required to make this skirt: 4 yards of 45” wide fabric (or 2.5 yards of 60” wide), matching thread, 1 ½ yards of ½” wide elastic. Other possible fabric choices: charmeuse, challis, or a stable knit (advanced sewists only).

Option Two: Make a Gored Knit Trumpet Skirt from a two-way stretch fabric like panne velour/velvet. This skirt includes an elastic waistband. Supplies required to make this skirt: 1.25 yards of 60” wide skirt fabric, matching thread, 1 ½ yards of ½” wide elastic; for the inset gores, either another 1.5 yards of the same 60” wide fabric, 1.5 yards of a different 60” wide fabric, or 2 yards of a 45” wide fabric. Other possible fabric choices: four-way knits containing spandex in velvet or heavy swim/activewear fabric for your base skirt. (Embellished knits not recommended for your first project.) Inset gores may be the same fabric, another stretch fabric, or any very drapy light woven fabric like challis or chiffon.