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Older woman standing in front of a door with arms our surrounded by greenery wearing 210 Armistice Blouse and 209 Walking Skirt.
Black and white pen and ink drawing by Gretchen Schields. Two women one riding a bike the other walking with books in her hands books at the ducks surrounding their feet by a pond. Both women are wearing 209 Walking Skirt.
209 Walking Skirt
209 Walking Skirt
Back view of young red head woman walking in front of a dinning room table outside on a porch wearing black spaghetti strapped top wearing 209 Walking Skirt.
Young Brunette woman sitting at a dinning table outside with hands on her lap wearing a white spaghetti strapped shirt and 209 Walking skirt.
209 Walking Skirt
209 Walking Skirt
Young Brunette woman standing beside a able on a porch wearing a white spaghetti strapped top and 209 Walking skirt.
Black and white flat-line pattern drawings of front and back view of 209 Walking Skirt.
Photo of back cover showing yardage charts and size chart. Fabric suggestions are included.
Older woman standing in front of a door with arms our surrounded by greenery wearing 210 Armistice Blouse and 209 Walking Skirt.
Black and white pen and ink drawing by Gretchen Schields. Two women one riding a bike the other walking with books in her hands books at the ducks surrounding their feet by a pond. Both women are wearing 209 Walking Skirt.
209 Walking Skirt
209 Walking Skirt
Back view of young red head woman walking in front of a dinning room table outside on a porch wearing black spaghetti strapped top wearing 209 Walking Skirt.
Young Brunette woman sitting at a dinning table outside with hands on her lap wearing a white spaghetti strapped shirt and 209 Walking skirt.
209 Walking Skirt
209 Walking Skirt
Young Brunette woman standing beside a able on a porch wearing a white spaghetti strapped top and 209 Walking skirt.
Black and white flat-line pattern drawings of front and back view of 209 Walking Skirt.
Photo of back cover showing yardage charts and size chart. Fabric suggestions are included.

209 Walking Skirt

£17.00

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Misses SM-3XL.   

As the Victorian age drew to a close at the beginning of the 20th century and the Edwardian age dawned, women entered the arenas of sports and the workforce. Women need a more practical and casual wardrobe.  The combination of skirt and shirtwaist (blouse) was born to meet these changing needs of the early 20th century American woman. This was the skirt they wore, because it was comfortable and yet unencumbered by bustles and hoops.

Our gored Walking Skirt sewing pattern is smoothly fitted in front and flares from a narrow waistband to street or full length.  Our original is made of linen and decorated with cutwork embroidery, also known as Broderie Anglaise.  Even though the Victorian bustle was passé by this time, the voluptuous s-curve shape was still desirable, so tiny gathers below the back waist provided the fullness that gives this characteristic shape.  The skirt is finished with a button placket at center back.

The pattern includes a typical design motif of the time, along with instructions for optional cutwork embroidery.

This pattern is available as a Paper pattern and PDF pattern.  Choose the pattern format you want in the drop down menu.  The PDF pattern has instructions, embroidery techniques and files for copy shop (36” and A0), print at home (A4 and 8.5”x11”).

Suggested fabrics: Medium to heavyweight cottons and blends, linen, silk, lightweight wool, thin wale corduroy, or velvet.

Era: Victorian, Edwardian, 1800s to 1900s

Yardage chart (.pdf)


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