Decide the length of the elastic by measuring it comfortable around your waist. Remember to add seam allowance at the ends.

Join the ends of the elastic together so it forms a ring.
Sew a couple of rows of stitching for extra strength.

Pin elastic to outside of skirt and sew about 1 cm down from the edge.
You must stretch the fabric out so that both fabric and elastic are pulled flat while sewing.

Turn the elastic to the inside, bringing the centimeter of fabric with it.

Stitch over it again, pulling the fabric flat with the elastic.

Skirt waist will be gathered slightly when elastic is relaxed.

The sewing instructions for the stretch skirt pattern include:
instructions for cutting out pattern,
how to sew the skirt together
how to make an elastic waist (alternative 1),
how to make a waistband (alternative 2).

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