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# Planning a Circle Skirt in Inches or Centimetres
Working out skirt measurements by hand is where many sewing projects stall, especially when you switch between inches and centimetres. Skirt Calculator is a free web tool that turns a waist measurement and skirt length into everything you need to cut, including fabric yardage for your fabric width and a printable 1:1 pattern. This note focuses on gathered skirts and the workflow around it; to follow along, see [gathered dirndl skirt calculator (free, no sign-up)](https://skirtcalculator.com/gathered-skirt-calculator).
## Key capabilities
- **Tiered, gathered skirt and flounce calculators.**
- **Seven interface languages:** English, 简体中文, 日本語, 한국어, Deutsch, Français and Español.
- **Pleat calculator** with a printable 1:1 pleat ruler.
- **Tiled 1:1 printable pattern PDF** for US Letter or A4, with test squares for checking print scale.
- **Gathering ratio and continuous bias tape calculators.**
- **Inches (with fractions) and centimetres.**
- **Zipper or pull-on elastic waist options** for circle skirts.
## How to plan a skirt step by step
1. Open [skirtcalculator.com (pleats)](https://skirtcalculator.com/) in a desktop or mobile browser; there is no account and nothing to install.
2. Choose the skirt type: full, three-quarter, half or quarter circle.
3. Enter your waist measurement and the skirt length, in inches or centimetres.
4. Pick a zipper or a pull-on elastic waist and set your seam allowance.
5. Read the waist radius, cut radius, hem radius, waistband piece and fabric yardage for your fabric width.
6. Check the to-scale panel layout, then download the tiled 1:1 pattern PDF for Letter or A4.
## Use cases
- **Tiered and gathered skirts:** Size gathered tiers, a dirndl-style skirt or a ruffle with the gathering ratio calculator.
- **Metric and imperial:** Switch between inches with fractions and centimetres, or convert inch fractions to cm.
- **Printable patterns:** Download a tiled 1:1 pattern PDF for US Letter or A4 and check the print scale with the test squares.
## More calculators and guides
Beyond skirts, the site also has calculators for curtains and curtain pleats, circle capes, round tablecloths, fabric yardage and inch-fraction to cm conversion, plus guides on circle skirt math, knife versus box pleats and hemming a circle skirt.
## What it is not
It is not a shop selling fabric or paper patterns, and it is not an AI tool. It is a set of free calculators that run in your browser, in inches or cm, without an account.
## Summary
Skirt Calculator keeps the measuring and planning in one place: measurements in, cutting numbers, yardage and a printable pattern out. It is free, works on desktop and mobile browsers and needs no sign-up. Start at https://skirtcalculator.com/ .
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