here, but at this point, the facing is all in place. It's pinned to the skirt's waist, with the right sides of the fabric facing each other, and then sewn on. I found that there wasn't as much extra left over at the zip as there was meant to be, meaning that my seam allowances on the facing and the skirt itself weren't perfectly matched. I could've told you that before sewing it all together, though! I'm still very much a learner when it comes to guiding fabric through the machine. Here's the waist all finished from the right side, complete with a hook and eye at the top, to protect my modesty if ever the zip falls down ;) Hemming takes forever . I decided on a one-inch hem, which makes the skirt the perfect length (according to my tastes). It was all pinned into place at that one inch length, with the help of a tape-measure to make sure it was as even as possible. Then it was basted (more messy tacking huzzah!), so that the pins could be removed and the bottom could be turned over and stitched to prevent fraying. Once that was pressed into place, it was time to hand-hem the skirt. It takes time to hand-sew neatly, so I put on 'Mythbusters' to keep myself from getting too bored. Again, I am lucky to have a crafty mother, who showed me the difference between slip stitch and a proper hemming stitch. I'm quite pleased