Learn about the ways to make a glee cheerleader costume skirt by own using some simple things and techniques.
Are you looking for one of the cheapest Glee Cheerleader costumes? You might wish to dress like a cheerleader in a night party. Or, you might even try to get the right costume which is both easy and fun. Whatever might be the purpose, you can make your own cheerleader costume using just some old clothes and little bit DIY. Let us have a look at the steps in making a cheerleader skirt:
Making of the pleated skirt
One can either buy one from any school uniform shop or use any old pleated skirt if present. Technically, they might not be a perfect cheerleader skirt but it will work for the purpose. Now, to make the skirt, two basic measurements are required and they are waist and length. Maximum cheerleader skirts are pretty high up to the navel. Measure the waist using a measuring tape at that level snugly. From the marked waistline area, you can measure the length of your skirt. The fabric to be used must be your length measurement and extra an inch for the waistband and hem. You will get the waist measurement multiplying by three and adding 2 inches for zipper and seam. Well, the hem measurement has to be nearly 1cm above the fabric’s bottom edge. Now, you have to mark the seam allowance and pleats. A pleat has to be made every 3 inches unless you reach the fabric’s end. You need to put a pin via every ‘1’ pleat mark on the top of the un-hemmed top of the fabric. Now, pin the pleats and iron them. After pinning, you have to sew the waistband in the opposite direction of the pleats. Well, you can take an idea from glee cheerleader costume Australia to design your skirt.
Make a waist band for your skirt
Measuring the width of the skirt, you need to cut out another fabric piece of the same width. The length has to be the thickness of the desired waistband multiplied by 2. Now, this fabric has to be folded in half vertically and then, the two long edges have to be sewed together. After finishing, turn out the fabric side and iron it even. The waistband’s top will line up with the edge of the skirt and the two pieces of the fabric will be sewed along the top edge.
Mark the zipper and sew the seam
You now have to put the zipper along the seam allowance and it would be inserted here, followed by marking the ends of zipper’s bottom. Then, you need to sew a basic straight stitch from the mark of zipper ends, creating a strong seam for your skirt. Now, the top, loose part of the seam has to be pressed open and the zipper put on it where it would be inserted. However, the zipper’s teeth have to line up with seam and zipper should face outward. Now, turn your skirt’s right side out and snip via the loose stitches formed on the skirt’s top to display the zipper. Finally, your skirt of cheerleader costume is made.
Thus, if you are planning to dress up as a cheerleader for Halloween party, it is best to make your glee cheerleader costumes on your own or simply visit an online store like Costumes Au which has all types of costumes in store including cheerleader costume.