Harry Potter House Skirt

If you read or have seen the Harry Potter movies, you know that in Hogwarts, the students are separated into four different houses; Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

For the midnight release of the book, I decided that I needed to support my favorite house, which is Hufflepuff. For my outfit, I made a Hufflepuff themed pleated skirt.

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Step 1: Supplies list

Here are the supplies that you will need:
Your sweet self
Scissors
Measuring tape
Piece of paper
Pins
Thread (which matches your darker color fabric)
Sewing Machine
Either a Serger Sewing machine or seam tape
Iron
Spray Starch
And at least one yard each of fabric of the two colors of your house.
Something to use as a closure (see in closures)

Optional:
Ribbon of either house color to use as trim. (about 4 - 5 yards)

Closures:
Eyelets and and eyelet setter and string
zipper
lots of saftey pins
snap buttons
regular buttons
whatever your imagination brings you...

dramioneforinfinity says: Sep 10, 2011. 5:26 PM

So cute. Totally making this... if I have time... But I will since I'm Ravenclawsome!

duckythescientist says: Nov 17, 2010. 6:34 PM

What's a Hufflepuff???

narutofangirl345 in reply to duckythescientistJul 17, 2011. 3:59 PM

Its a badger

JujubeanO in reply to duckythescientistApr 26, 2011. 11:48 PM

I don't know but I hear they're really good finders.

Carveus in reply to duckythescientistFeb 11, 2011. 3:52 PM

I hear they're good at finding things.

kiwi16877 says: May 17, 2011. 7:10 PM

So cute..... sadly I,m not good with clothing.

ringleader369 says: Apr 11, 2008. 8:44 PM

hmmm not really into harry potter(prefer twilight) but this skirt is HOT!....keep up the awesome work ;D want more!

JujubeanO in reply to ringleader369Apr 26, 2011. 11:52 PM

LAMO!
(but I understand, I was like you when I was in middle school. you'll grow into womanhood in time)
JK.... ;)

kiwi16877 says: Mar 5, 2011. 5:36 PM

I took five tests im ravenclaw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TheCheese9921 says: Jul 24, 2007. 8:29 PM

I'm a sucker for chicks in skirts, you shouldn't use the Lumo's spell that close to your eyes, lol. BTW: you spelled shirt wrong on step on pic 2

wolfybrie (author) in reply to TheCheese9921Jul 24, 2007. 8:46 PM

Ooh! Thanks for pointing out the typo! Sadly I didn't get any pictures from the event, so I'll just dress up in it sometime with my friends and fight my friend snape or something..

LunaLovegood in reply to wolfybrieOct 31, 2007. 5:15 AM

You're friends with SNAPE???!!! Now, for the first time, I am disgusted with someone at school that is NOT in Slytherin.

kiwi16877 in reply to LunaLovegoodMar 5, 2011. 5:05 PM

you may not know this and DON'T read this if you are still reading the seventh book, but Snape and Dumbledore planned for Snae to kill him. The only reason he's mean to Harry is because he loved his mom

wolfybrie (author) in reply to LunaLovegoodOct 31, 2007. 6:23 AM

I don't think he has the costume anymore :( So I guess I'm no longer friends with a Snape.

noelle_tan in reply to wolfybrieMar 8, 2008. 8:37 PM

haha! that funny...btw these are way cooler than the ones in the movies!

Jent13 says: Nov 15, 2009. 12:55 PM

Hey I was just wondering where did you get your eyelett setter and how much did it cost you? because the only one I have seen so far are the scrap booking ones and the crocodile ones (which are huge and pricey). If you could respond or anyone else please let me know I would greatly appreciate it.

Jent13 in reply to Jent13Nov 15, 2009. 1:50 PM

and also what size eyelet/grommet did you use?

weasel999 says: Oct 11, 2009. 5:29 PM

in Europe its measure 7 times

whscameragal says: Sep 5, 2009. 7:06 AM

really cute skirt but im pretty sure in the movies they used brown for ravenclaw (of course i dont look to closely since its mostly gryffindor)

wolfybrie (author) says: Sep 6, 2008. 9:31 PM

No I can't make a video, because I made this over a year ago. If you look at the crease on the first picture, you will fold the entire yellow part ontop of the black part and then fold back the yellow at that crease (You don't have to have a crease there. It's just there for a guide line). You can use a piece of cut cardboard as a guide to make the pleats even or a ruler. I can later make pictures with a piece of paper to show you more clearly without the black fabric there how to make the pleats.

TeenDreamSequence in reply to wolfybrieJul 24, 2009. 6:51 PM

Couldn't you, like, make another skirt, and then make a video of that to demonstrate the pleating?

wolfybrie (author) in reply to TeenDreamSequenceAug 4, 2009. 9:41 AM

No, but I will do the folding on paper so it is more crisp and take better pictures with labels and upload them later tonight.

wolfybrie (author) says: Aug 4, 2009. 9:39 AM

D: I burnt my leg recently with an iron. I feel your pain.

emmahp says: Jul 2, 2009. 4:17 PM

I love this skirt so much and I'm making it for the hbp release!! I've already suffered second degree burns for the iron, but it is so worth it!

SerialCow says: Sep 6, 2008. 8:29 PM

I don't understand the pleating step, do you think you could make a video of how to do it?

hermionegranger says: Aug 12, 2007. 4:48 PM

I love this skirt!I took 5 tests and they said I'm in Hufflepuff so I made one for the party about the last Harry Potter book to come out and a lot of people came up to me and said it was awesome! Thanks!

deviantangel1989 says: Aug 4, 2007. 9:04 PM

I love this skirt, I think I will make a few, one for Ravenclaw (that's where I've been sorted- surprise surprise....a braniac in Ravenclaw.), one for my favorite house Gryffindor, and one out the leftover fabric I'll have from my kimono sweatshirt. That skirt looks super comfy, I wish I was wearing one like it now!

deviantangel1989 in reply to deviantangel1989Aug 4, 2007. 9:21 PM

UPDATE! I've taken two tests, and on the test you provided (ever so kindly) I am both Gryffindor, and among your fellow Hufflepuffs! Yes! So, I'm a Hogwarts house mutt! Yay! So I'm a Gryfclawpuff...WOW that sounds screwy!

thumbelina says: Jul 25, 2007. 8:16 PM

this is so cute!

wolfybrie (author) in reply to thumbelinaJul 28, 2007. 3:43 PM

Thanks!

robinzeggblu says: Jul 24, 2007. 11:56 PM

sweet skirt Brie! I'm going to try making it, I'll let you know how it comes out!

wolfybrie (author) in reply to robinzeggbluJul 26, 2007. 8:22 PM

Aw, what house are you going to be?

robinzeggblu in reply to wolfybrieJul 27, 2007. 12:22 AM

well, i am a hufflepuff, but i may try the skirt in colors of my own. i relly don't know yet, espicaly since my time this summer seems to become more and more limited!