Herringbone A-line skirt

Ok…I know this is not grey…but I had to make an orange herringbone A-line from the moment I saw it online

After scouring the internet I found a great shop (Clothspot) that had the perfect wool…except it was sold out and I had to wait a few days before restocking…

While (im-)patiently waiting I found the perfect lining to go with it: this perfect and luxurious Chocolate orange shot taffeta…and a couple of other items to spread out the shipping charges.

As soon as the fabric arrived I got started…determined to try out the lining encasing technique that would make my skirt pretty on the inside…as you can see I really wanted to wear it that way…
But there were two things that made my journey more troublesome….If you encase the lining you can’t install the invisible zipper by turning the facing! So I had to resort to a hook and eye to keep the top closed.

But what really slowed me down was the zipper…I was jumping of joy when I found a matching invisible zipper… and I nearly jumped out of the window (ok, I am exaggerating here! but you get the point) when I was ironing my perfectly inserted zipper….and it broke! After trying all sorts of tools I had to admit defeat…

Problem was I had to wait to find a replacement…there are not many haberdashery shops where I live but their selection is limited so I normally buy my zippers at the weekly market… but I had to go to Brussels for work that weekend…so had to go around the city to find a shop…
Luckily at Mercerie de Bruxelles I found what I needed: 3 dark orange invisible zippers just in case!

That’s how a normally quick project took nearly a month to complete!

Wishing you a great week!