How long are the back panels? I'd be afraid of stepping on the hem if it had much of a train, but I guess it depends on how much stepping backward a dancer does. Those big backward-traveling undulations were a thing for a while, but they don't seem to be as common as they once were.At the back, the two mid panels are slightly longer and give the feeling of a train.
It sounds lovely, but I wouldn't be brave enough to start with that fabric and work out the details of a new pattern at the same time. (I've always found stretch velour more challenging than velvet or regular knits.) Would it be worth doing a test run with some junky knit to get the pattern sorted first?I have some stretchy fuchsia velour I'm eyeballing.
I think I better put a slit in it to at least above the knee - otherwise its gonna be almost a hobble skirt.
How long are the back panels? I'd be afraid of stepping on the hem if it had much of a train, but I guess it depends on how much stepping backward a dancer does. Those big backward-traveling undulations were a thing for a while, but they don't seem to be as common as they once were.
Seconding Tourbeau's recommendation: I used this tutorial recently to make a 3-panel version, which somehow worked better than 5 panels for the amount of fabric I had. I'm fairly new to sewing, especially bottoms, but I had the panels cut and baste stitched together in about 3 hours. I still have to finish it... welp.I haven't personally tried it, but Mao has a tutorial at https://www.sparklybelly.com/how-to-make-a-mermaid-skirt-1-pattern-making/ .
I try to get two triangles out of the width (one triangle facing each direction to maximize fabric use. [...] Side note- putting godets in opposing directions to cut means there's going to be a shade variant on opposing godets. If this is going to bother you, cut all triangles in the same direction.)