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Umbrella Cut Ball Gown Skirt

Create Haute Couture Skirts with Professional Inner Construction

Every bride dreams of a wedding dress that feels truly royal. Yet some of the most breathtaking haute-couture skirts seem almost impossible to recreate without inside knowledge of their complex inner structure.
This course changes that.

Umbrella Cut Ball Gown Skirt is a comprehensive professional guide to creating a dramatic, removable designer skirt with a strong architectural foundation — the very kind of skirt that sparks heated discussions on sewing forums worldwide.

In this course, Tatiana Kozorovitsky shares her complete, field-tested approach to constructing a full haute-couture skirt step by step, from the internal framework to the final decorative details.

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ABOUT THIS COURSE

Instructor: Tatiana Kozorovitsky

Course Length: 17 lessons (3 hours)

Downloads: Sewing Patterns

Skill level: Intermediate

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COURSE CURRICULUM

The Petticoat
Tutorial 1. Foreword
Tutorial 2. Sewing the First Petticoat
Tutorial 3. Calculating Gores for the Main Skirt Construction
Tutorial 4. Sewing Gores for the Inner Skirt Construction
Tutorial 5. Assembling the Front of the Skirt
Tutorial 6. Making the Inner Train Construction
Tutorial 7. Making a Train Support
Tutorial 8. Working on the Shape of the Train
Tutorial 9. Review of Work Done

The Skirt
Tutorial 10. Cutting the Skirt
Tutorial 11. Possible Versions of the Skirt
Tutorial 12. Sewing the Skirt
Tutorial 13. The Peplum Pattern
Tutorial 14. Decorating the Skirt
Tutorial 15. Making Quick Fabric Flowers
Tutorial 16. Finishing the Peplum
Tutorial 17. Final Stages of Assembling the Skirt

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Skirt and Petticoat Patterns

What You Will Learn

This course walks you through the entire process in detail, explaining not only how to sew the skirt, but why each construction choice is made.

You will learn:

How to sew a three-hoop petticoat
How to calculate and cut gores for structured skirts
How to strengthen gores for long-lasting shape
How to assemble the front construction
How to build an inner structure for a train
What a train support is and when it’s needed
How to shape the train using the petticoat
Which materials work best and why
How to cut and sew the face fabric
How to create and attach a decorative peplum
How to decorate the skirt professionally
How to transform a complex construction into a simpler, more practical solution

Hands-On Practice

The course includes a fully documented process of creating a 1:2 scale mock-up, allowing you to understand the construction clearly before working at full scale.

📎 PDF patterns for the skirt and petticoat (scale 1:2) are included.

Who This Course Is For

Bridal and eveningwear dressmakers
Atelier professionals and sewing studios
Designers expanding into haute couture structures
Confident beginners ready to level up their skills

This course works equally well as a learning foundation and a professional reference you can return to during real projects.

Why This Course Matters

Some techniques are difficult to remember from video alone. This course is designed to be a practical reference, making it easy to revisit specific steps whenever needed — whether you’re at your worktable or away from your computer.

While no book can fully replace video tutorials, this course is an essential companion that will significantly accelerate your mastery of structured skirts.

Start Creating Without Fear

This skirt is not the final goal — it is a foundation for your own couture designs.
Once you understand the structure, the possibilities become endless.

Study the tutorials, repeat the steps, and you’ll see:
There is nothing impossible about haute couture.

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