SUPER EASY Circle Skirt Hack!! (Thrift Flip) | DIY w/ Orly Shani

EDIT!!! For measurement, I meant RADIUS (not diameter)
RADIUS - Take your largest hip measurement and divide it by 7.
That will give you the radius to cut for your waist.
More detailed instructions in the video.
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Join me, Orly Shani, as I show you how to easily transform a Round Tablecloth into a beautiful Circle Skirt!!!

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I have become totally obsessed with Tablecloth Upcycles because the fabric has such beautiful detail, design, clean finished edges and usually... quite a lot of fabric to work with.
I was thrifting and came across a few round tablecloths. I thought they might be an amazingly simple way to create a circle skirt, and I was right!!
It works so well and looks so beautiful. Turns out you can use oval or circle tablecloths too. They just create a different hemline.

If you try my DIYs, make sure to tag me on my socials!

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[allinab.]

I'm showing this to my mom asap! Here in Greece we traditionally have the first type of tablecloths(white)as part of our culture, when a woman got married it was mandatory to have linen and things like that made by hand from her mother grandmother and so on for her new home. The last 4 years I've turned ALL my mom's stuff into garments and she was always telling me you're crazy nobody wears tablecloths as skirts and love you!

[kickitlikekirra]

Love this!
Sewing tip: When sewing the elastic, use a zigzag, not a straight stitch. This creates a natural give in the stitch, which will lead to fewer seam busts. Zigzag is not any harder to use than a straight stitch, and will give you more enduring results. 👌🏽

Edited for lame-o typos

[GothicRockGoddess]

Measure your widest point - this is your circumference. Divide this number by 3.14 - this is your diameter (the distance across your body from one side to the other, if your body was perfectly circular). Divide that by two, this is your radius, and is the distance from the point you have made in the top of the circular tablecloth, to where you need to cut. 😻

[dAPERize]

I'm a teacher and you know we don't make much and need to dress to move and play with kids while looking great! And as a plus size person, this is so easy to get the exact right fit. This is PERFECT! I'm going to look for some tablecloths today for sure

[beatereese]

It's great. You are not looking like someone, who wears grandma's old tableware. It looks modern and well-done. I am so surprised, how good it turned out.
And it's really for beginners. So easy. No zipper, only an elastic.
And recycled materials are ok for the environment. I love your ideas, your interpretation of fashion, your individualism. Go on, my dear. I will always give you a "thumb up".

[luvzdogz]

Great upcycle idea! The oval/asymmetrical hem one turned out really cool. I think that's my favorite one.

[nancyvasquez]

Wow! I was a little skeptical about the one with the fruit, but OMG that’s my favorite one😱. As always styled to perfection by the amazing Orly!😍

[barbaratodd]

The last one is my favorite especially with that blouse!

[cookiemonster-ixzc]

This is so vintage. I love it. I was watching " I love lucy" and I always like the clothing and shoe they had on the show. The circle skirt was one of them.

[lestranged]

Just one small correction: your formula at 2:38 uses the word diameter when you mean radius. Your circle opening has a 5 inch radius (and therefore a 10 inch diameter). I love this hack, it's great to find circle tablecloths that have a border print like holiday tablecloths. You can do the same thing with square tablecloths or scarves ( exact square, not rectangle) and keep the finished edge to get a handkerchief hem.

[gigioz]

Great idea! This would work well with a square tablecloth as well for the uneven hem look. I love layers also so if you happen to find 2 circles of differing diameters but complimenting colours/patterns, you could sew them together to make a layered circle skirt. many ideas just from this video!

[michelleeisele]

I'm so mad at myself for never thinking of this! Half my wardrobe is thrifted fabric like this but I never thought about doing a circle skirt like this!

[GothicRockGoddess]

Incidentally, you can also do this with big rectangular scarves (or I dare say tablecloths) with a bit of extra work. Stitch the short sides of the rectangle together so you have a tube. Cut out your elastic waistband and either do the same distribution gathering technique as Orly has mentioned, or do a big running stitch by hand along one end of the tube, which you then pull on to create the gathers. Distribute these evenly around the elastic waistband, pin, then make sure to pull on the elastic as you're machine sewing the fabric and waistband together.

I actually just did this with a sari, which has turned out absolutely stunning. Though gathering six yards of fabric down into a 28" waistband was... Challenging let's say... 😹

BTW, speaking of saris, they are the cheapest way to get a lot of fabric if you buy them secondhand from Ebay or similar. So you could either do the 'dirndl skirt' method I used (if the sari has a pretty border), or use them to create your circle, or even circle-and-a-half skirt. 😻

[MsMadMar]

dont forget for winter you can do this with decorative blankets too, and clearance tree skirts. just sew the tree skirt opening from edge to center then cut the waist opening and add the elastic. oh and if you want a pencil skirt, use a long pillow case. those come in all types of linens and nylons and silks. just use the kind for the huge pillows (not shams) and make sure the width fits the largest area of your lower half (waist or hips or thighs) with a little extra to sit an have some give. oh an round smaller table clothes can be made into ponchos if you cut the center and add a channel and a tie to adjust how much you want to hang off shoulder. dont forget to check if cotton or poly an you can also tie dye those lase ones for a boho flair.

[cwiggins]

Wow! You rock everything you wear…even the tablecloth! Love them all, of course Orly styled!

[chloebelle]

*WOW* ~ These look like high-end vintage pieces. Just gorgeous. Great work, Orly! 🥰

[barbaradevan]

In the 1960's I was a teenager, on my own. Everything came from the thrift store, money was very tight. I used to buy tablecloths and make circle skirts and dresses out of them. I was thinking about them the other day and bought several tablecloths again. Although I used to buy them for about $1.00 or less, they are slightly more now. Still love them and have started them already. Thank you, as always, for your great ideas.

[Crispy]

What?!! I can just make skirts out of table cloths?! This is a game changer that I’m so glad I found! Thank you thank you thank you!

[Hyaphill]

A flair skirt is always pretty.
The all over flowered is my favourite.

[maryhemphill]

This is AWESOME! I did the same thing about 35 years ago with a circle of white faux fur as a wedding cape. I cut a full radius slit for the front opening, and lined it with cheap satin. It was gorgeous, if I do say so myself!! You should do a video on