Turning the Sigrid skirt into an A-line skirt is a quick and easy pattern hack that everyone can manage. You can choose between a moderate A-line skirt with darts (step 1) and a flared A-line skirt without darts (step 1-7). You will learn how to create volume in the skirt by closing darts. This method can be translated to other garments as well. The green wool skirt shows the moderate version and the flowered viscose skirt shows the flared version.

1. Trace the pattern in the size that is closest to your waist measurement. If your hip measurement is a bigger size, draw a line from the waist of the smaller size, towards the hip of the bigger size. Place a long, straight ruler from the waist to the hip and follow that line to the bottom hem of the pattern in a straight diagonal line. Measure the length of the skirt at the center front and mark the same length along the side. Draw a slightly curved line starting in a 90 degree angle from the side line, towards the straight bottom hem. Make sure that the length and angle of the side line is the same at both back and front pieces. If you have added a lot of volume, you should probably add some extra to the side of the facings as well, but for a moderate change of volume, it shouldn't be necessary to change the facings.

2. If you want to add more volume to the skirt, you can close the darts. Draw a straight line from the end point of the darts to the bottom hem of the pattern. Cut on the line from the bottom hem and up along one side of the dart. Now your pattern is in several pieces.

3. Place one side of the dart on top of the other side of the dart, as if they were one line. Make sure to align them completely along the waistline and the end point of the dart, before taping them together.

4. When you've closed the dart, a new triangle should have opened below the dart, leaving an opening along the bottom hem.

5 + 6. Use this method to close the darts of the back piece as well.

7. Draw slightly curved lines in the openings along the bottom hem.

Follow the same instructions for sewing the Sigrid skirt, but skip the darts if you've closed them.

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Pattern change: Sigrid A-skirt

It is only a simple small pattern change that is needed to turn the Sigrid skirt into an A-shaped skirt. Most people can achieve this. The pattern shows two variations: An A-shaped skirt with a small width and an incision at the top (step 1 only) and an A-shaped skirt with a little more width without an incision at the top (steps 1-7). Here you will also learn the method for closing incisions when you want to create volume elsewhere on the garment. This principle can also be used for other types of garments. The green wool skirt is an example of the simple version with an incision and the floral viscose skirt is an example of the version with a little more width without an incision.

1. Draw the pattern in the size closest to your waist measurement. If you have different waist and hip sizes, you can draw in the hip from the size that fits the hips. Use a ruler and draw a straight, slanting line from the waist, along the hips and down towards the hem at the bottom of the skirt. Measure the length in the center front of the skirt and mark the same length from the waist down along the slanted side. Draw a slightly curved line that runs at a 90 degree angle from the length mark on the slanted line down towards the edge at the bottom of the skirt. Make sure that the length and angle of the sides are the same on the front piece and the back piece, so that they fit together when you sew. If you've added a lot of width across the hips, you should also add an equal amount to the sides of your covers. If you have not added much, it is not necessary to change the coatings.

2. If you want to add more volume to your skirt, you can close the pleats as follows: Draw a line from the tip of the cut down towards the bottom edge of the skirt. Cut along the line from the edge at the bottom and up along one side of the incision. When you have cut all the notches, your pattern should be divided into five pieces.

3. Place one side of the incision on top of the other side of the incision so that they form one line. Make sure that the pieces are completely edge to edge along the waist and the end point of the incision before taping the pieces together.

4. When the incision is closed, a new triangle should have appeared below the tip of the incision, with an opening along the edge at the bottom.

5 + 6. Close all the incisions in this way.

7. Draw slightly curved lines in the openings along the edge at the bottom.

Follow the same instructions to sew the Sigrid skirt, but skip the incisions if you have closed them.

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