Long ago I wrote up instructions for how to make a simple, mini-to-knee-length pleated skirt. there was a bit of a furor over that, and so what I did was tell everyone that if they wanted the instructions, PM me and I'd give them the URL. I did that in response to some of the Moderators who were concerned that my skirt instructions would impact sales of some X-Marks vendors.

Well, much time has passed and not very many people have asked for the instructions. I'm not impacting any sales, here! . I recently sent a message to one of the moderators about it and haven't heard back with a "no", so I'm going ahead and making the URL generally available. This is an MSword document, and Geocities will revolt if too many people download it at once. So if you try downloading and it doesn't work for you, wait for 4-5 hours or overnight and try again. If the response is big, I'll turn it into a pdf. I wrote it before I had a digital camera, so it's a bit skimpy on illustrations.

Here are instructions to make a quick and easy, tartan, knife-pleated, above-the-knee skirt. Please read the caveats at the beginning so that you understand what this skirt is NOT intended to be....that is, a really traditional, knee-length or longer, substantial kilt skirt. This is a quick and easy, lightweight, minimally constructed skirt. It should do well for women who are medium-build to trim-build, who want a two-season, above-the-knee skirt for casual wear.

Cheers, and let us know how it goes if you (or your lady) makes one!

http://www.geocities.com/alanhsails/Make_Xskirt.doc