My underskirts look a bit sad without a petticoat. Thus: TV170, view 3 to the rescue.
I used 4m of white striped fabric (some cotton/linen mix) and followed the instructions precisely (tucks, gatherings...). The only exception was to add 5cm in the front and 15cm in the back part because my bustles are rather large.
During sewing a thought occured to me: 6 meters are a small distance to walk, but a long hem to sew.
PS: Yes, sometimes I actually finish projects. This petticoat took me about 16 hours distributed over four days.
- Mood:productive
- Music:The Dresden Dolls - Coin-Operated Boy
For a garden party I added a shrug.
Since some twill is left from making the Zoidberg, I made a small Mantua Maker bustle - the 1888 version.
After a pleasant afternoon spent at Melwen's, the thing - I think I'll christen it Shrimp since it's so teeny tiny - is ready for being adorned with several meters of steel. - Since yesternight Shrimp has a heart of steel, a waistband, a flounce and is officially declared 99% finished.
If somebody is interested in how I came to know about the illustrator Beardsley I'll be happy to tell the story :)
As pattern I used the Mantua Maker 1880s bustle. Of _course_ I had to pick the years where the bustles were at maximum size :) This is one huge steel-eating crustacean - hence the working title: Zoidberg.
On the material list I had 2m of cotton twill, 10m of steel boning (13mm wide), 5m of lacing and black band as casing for the steel. I wanted white but did not get any and I was too impatient to search further, so the bustle reminds of a zebra from the inside. I like animals so that's not a problem with me.
Pics to come, since Zoidberg is accompanying Mme. Kupferfeuer to a historical soirée :)
The only drawback of this book is that the illustrations are not coloured, but from the description given one can easily get the necessary information to design similar outfits.
- Location:London, personal library
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