I made this skirt pattern by scaling one up from an 1890s pattern book which has original patterns taken from Victorian magazines and books. The skirt has seven panels to give a very full silhouette. The main fabric is a cotton blue and white herringbone suiting. Each piece was flat-lined with tarlatan which was used in the Victorian era to give more shape to things such as skirts or sleeves. The specific name for this kind of skirt is a walking skirt, which might have a skirt, waistcoat, and jacket set of the same fabric for going out.
On the right hand side I added a pocket which I drafted from an 1898 sewing manual. I used the pear shaped pocket on page 152. in Bertha Banners “Household Sewing with Home Dress Making.” You can find it for free on Google Books.
The back was pleated into the narrow waistband, the top of which is running stitched to make it lie flatter.
The seams were overcast which means that you just do whip stitches over the raw edges to prevent fraying. You can see the tarlatan flat-lining and the bottom ten inches get an extra layer to help achieve that flare at the bottom of 1890s skirts. There is also a band of extra fabric at the hem to reinforce it and prevent wear at the hem.