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review, sewing, Uncategorized, women · April 3, 2015

Black and White Vegan Leather Circle Skirts!

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

I added an exclamation to the title because I felt like it deserved it. I mean circle skirts are awesome for one…they are oh so flattering, they drape beautifully, and they are super fun to twirl in Marilyn style.

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

But then add vegan leather into the mix and it’s a real party! (<—- exclamation point worthy!) I say vegan leather, but that’s Tarjay speak for pleather. You know…fifteen years ago when shopping at Target wasn’t trendy and cool like it is now, so you told your friends you got your jeans at Tarjay so you didn’t feel so cheap? Vegan leather definitely sounds more sophisticated…yes? Yaaasss.

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

So, back to the point…. 🙂 …

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

Vegan leather circle skirts are the bomb diggity because you don’t have to hem them! If you’ve sewn a circle skirt before, you know the hem takes like a eleventy billion minutes because it is soooooooo long. With vegan leather you get to skip that step without having to worry about fraying or losing a polished finished look.

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

It will literally take you like 10 minutes to sew this skirt. I know!! Right!? High fives all around.

I used MADE’s tutorial to make my circle skirt. Dana dices it all up in easy to follow steps and covers pretty much every base, there is to cover.

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

I only made a couple of changes…

1. I cut the skirt to be the exact length I needed and did not add a hem allowance.

2. Instead of sewing the elastic on top of the right side of the fabric, I sewed it so the finished waistband looks like this:

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

To achieve this look:

Line the edge of the elastic up with the skirt waist opening right sides together.

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

Sew around (for extra strength I use a triple stitch) and then flip the waistband up!

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

Ta da!

Of course, you don’t have to make this change, but I personally prefer it because it’s easier to keep the elastic and skirt even with each other during sewing. It also creates a nice clean finish to the waistband, with no visible stitching.

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

The white skirt is my Easter skirt this year. As a mom of three, white skirts would normally scare me off, but I am hoping the vegan leather will resist the dirt better. We shall see…

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

Want to make some yourself?

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

Here are the source deets:

Vegan Leather – Girl Charlee. I used ivory and black. They also have mint, pink, metallics and all sorts of colors! It’s stretchy pleather too. I made a knit pencil skirt from their copper vegan leather last year.

Elastic – Jo-Ann. I used 2 inch black for the black skirt and 2 inch gold for the white skirt. I thought about making the gold the right side so it would serve as an extra detail to the skirt, but ended up using the white side instead to maintain it’s versatility. I almost did a black waistband for the white skirt as well, which I think would look really hip.

Vegan Leather Circle Skirts // Delia Creates

More sources:

Chambray shirt – Old Navy || Black pumps – Head Over Heels (old) || Tan Shoes – Head Over Heels (old) || Jean jacket – Old Navy (very old) <—-not really a fashion blogger here || Gray Sewers Gonna Sew tee – See Kate Sew || Black peep toe wedges – Ross || Mustard sweater that is really more autumn looking than spring looking but I don’t care – Forever 21 || Statement necklace – Sole Society || Black and white gingham shirt – Tarjay  ;)||Glasses – David Kind – they’re new and I’ll share more about them soon…but, basically I’m in love with them!

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  1. Courtney says

    April 3, 2015 at 6:33 AM

    Love seeing all the ways you styled your skirts! They’re so pretty. I’ve been wanting to make a circle skirt for myself- my problem is it takes so much fabric for the length I prefer!- below my knee. Do you mind sharing how many yards it took for you?

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    • Delia says

      April 3, 2015 at 11:00 AM

      Thanks Courtney! I’m kind of short…I’m 5’4″…so I used 2 yards. The vegan leather comes just wide enough so that I could cut it all in one piece. I think I probably could have cut it maybe an inch or inch and a half longer. Because there is no hemming, getting a longer length is a little bit easier too. I hope that helps!

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  2. Charity says

    April 3, 2015 at 5:25 PM

    I will never outgrow twirly skirts. =) I’d love to hear how well the white ‘vegan leather’ (that term makes me chuckle and shake my head) repels dirt, once you’ve worn it a bit. =)
    Love the styling! My favorite is the gingham shirt and black skirt!

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  3. Courtney says

    April 3, 2015 at 7:22 PM

    Thank you Delia! I might have to give it another go after this post. I think my problem was that the fabric I had wasn’t wide enough. I got frustrated trying to figure it out and.. you know how the story goes! Also I’m kind of short too.. 5’1. 🙂

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  4. AUTUMN says

    January 22, 2018 at 4:16 PM

    It’s been a few years since this post. How did it hold up? Looks beautiful.
    – Curious in Reno

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    • Delia says

      January 24, 2018 at 11:44 AM

      Great question. They have held up great! I spot clean them and then hand wash/air dry about every 3 wears. They tend to crease if I fold them for long periods, so I hang them with pant hangers. I hope that helps! 🙂

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