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DESIGNING GARMENTS WITH CIRCLES

Circles are used to design different garments such a circle skirt

A circle sleeve

Peplum tops

A circle dress and lots more

In making a circle or flare you will need the following measurements

1. Circumference of the circle
2. Circle length
3. Radius of the circle

Circumference of the circle is determined by taking your measurement around the part of the body where you want to measure, for example if you want to measure a waist circumference you will place your measuring tape around the waist like so

Another example is, If you want to measure your sleeve circumference, your measuring tape will be around the sleeve like so.

The radius of a circle is determined using the formula
radius = circumference ÷ 6.28

So if the circumference of the circle is 28"
radius = 28÷6.28 = 4.4

therefore the radius of a 28" waist circumference is 4.4"

In designing different types of circles, you must know how to cut a 360 degree circle.

What is a 360degree circle?
360 degree circle in simple terms is a full circle

This is a 360 degree circle skirt

Once you can make a 360degree circle you are ready to learn other types of circles which are simply multiples of a 360 degree circle.

180 degree circle - ½ a circle
720 degree circle = 360 × 2
1080 degree circle = 360 × 3
1440 degree circle = 360 × 4

If we apply the same logic used in arriving at different types of circles mentioned, then we can use the same logic to have others like
360 × 5
360 × 6
360 × 7
And so on

This is a 720 degree circle skirt

1080 degree circle skirt

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Circle A could either be a 180 degree or a 360 degree circle

The truth of the matter is a lot of times, you may not be able to differentiate the difference between a 180degree circle and a 360degree circle just by looking at them unless they are worn side by side

The truth of the matter is a lot of times, you may not be able to differentiate the difference between a 180 degree circle and a 360 degree circle just by looking at them unless they are worn side by side

This is because a 180degree circle can be cut in a way that makes it look similar in fullness to a 360 degree circle and also for a lot of factors like, the fabric, how it was cut, the grain line and the length.

For example this skirt can easily be mistaken for a full circle but the designer said it's a half circle 👇

And this one here is a full circle also according to the designer. If you didn't see both images to compare you may not be able to spot the difference in fullness👇

This is circle B, look at it closely, you'll notice that the fulness does not start from the waist else we would have called it a pleat or gathers, the fulness started somewhere below the waist and this is known as a flounce.

These folds seen in this circle are known as a flounce, the number of circles joined together will determine the intensity of the flounce.

I understand that these are what we normally refer to as flounce

You may not realise, but the most common use of flounces is in fact all types of circle skirts.

A half circle skirt (180 degree) is an example of subtle flounces

On the other hand, a double skirt (720 degree) is an illustration of more prominent flounces

A flounce is the additional fullness in a circle.
The more the number of circles you have in a skirt or sleeve as the case may be, the fuller it will be

This is a 1080 degree circle
You cannot achieve this without sewing more than one circle, hence the need for different types of circles mentioned in this thread such as 720, 1080, 1440 degree circles and so on

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Circle skirt with train

Different multiple circles

Pixie skirt and lots more

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