Style 1

This style features pleats in front, which give the peg-top effect. The pleats are held in position with a pointed yoke. The back of skirt is plain in design and the sweep At lower edge is about 46” or 48”.The fabric used should be soft, thin and plain able. To draft front of skirt for this style, use skirt Front foundation as a guide.

1) Trace outline of front skirt foundation pattern; then draft the yoke as shown in the diagram, and mark section A.

draw the 3 pleat lines as follows: First divide lower yoke line into 4 equal parts; Then divide lower skirt line into 2 equal parts.

Mark a dot on side seam line, 10” below waistline. Draw the pleat lines as shown by

dotted lines, and Mark sections B to E.

2) To allow for pleats, slash between B to C
from top To side, and spread for pleat,
forming a straight line at side seam. Then
slash along the other 2 lines from top to bottom and spread for pleats as indicated on the diagram.

3) Complete the pattern by marking the pleat lines About 2” long; then allow seams on all sewing edges, And add hem at lower edge.

Style 2

Illustration shows peg-top skirt with 5 pleats on

Each side of center front. The pleats are stitched together on the inside Having the pleats nearest to the side seam. The method of making the pattern is similar to style No. 1, and the allowance for the 3 pleats in style 1. For a more prominent peg-top skirt, a greater allowance for pleats may be made.

1) Trace outline of skirt front foundation, and divide The bottom line into 3 equal parts; then draw the Pleat lines as shown by dotted lines.

2) To allow for the 5 pleats, first slash along the

Lines between A-B and C, from waistline to side, And spread for 2 pleats, forming a straight line
At side seam.
Then slash along the other 3 lines from top to bot- Tom, and spread as indicated.

3) Draw the pleat lines, indicating the correct stitching length for each pleat. To complete the pattern, add seams on the sewing

Edges, and add a hem at lower edge.