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Gettysburg 2017, Part One point Five
Jan. 7th, 2018 11:31 amWherein I sew half the things, and throw money at the rest!
I decided I wanted a proper cage hoop for this trip, after having used a bridal hoop for many years. It was a very nice hoop, six bones, and made of cotton rather than nylon as most are these days, but it still wasn't quite the right shape. So enter TV142, two super cheap ebay bridal hoops, and some 1/2" steel boning. It's wonderfully large, but I feel like it's still in proportion for me, since there's a lot of me.
To go over said hoop I made a few petticoats. One was plain white cotton, one was cotton eyelet, and one was an obnoxiously striped silk! The lighter stripe tends to photograph yellow, but it's more of a chartreuse color in person. It's of course made to be seen, with the gown skirt looped up over it. It was a super lazy project, just five yards of silk, done on the cross so there was only one seam in the back. I leveled from the top, pleated it to a waist tape, and there you go! I will at some point turn the selvedge up into a narrow hem.
Because of time crunch, and somewhat because of laziness, I purchased my other underthings. So my chemise came from an etsy seller, as did my paletot. Instead of pantaloons I wore long pettipants for the weekend. And my corset was from RedThreaded, and totally worth the cost. Corsetmaking is not my favorite activity.
I decided I wanted a proper cage hoop for this trip, after having used a bridal hoop for many years. It was a very nice hoop, six bones, and made of cotton rather than nylon as most are these days, but it still wasn't quite the right shape. So enter TV142, two super cheap ebay bridal hoops, and some 1/2" steel boning. It's wonderfully large, but I feel like it's still in proportion for me, since there's a lot of me.
To go over said hoop I made a few petticoats. One was plain white cotton, one was cotton eyelet, and one was an obnoxiously striped silk! The lighter stripe tends to photograph yellow, but it's more of a chartreuse color in person. It's of course made to be seen, with the gown skirt looped up over it. It was a super lazy project, just five yards of silk, done on the cross so there was only one seam in the back. I leveled from the top, pleated it to a waist tape, and there you go! I will at some point turn the selvedge up into a narrow hem.
Because of time crunch, and somewhat because of laziness, I purchased my other underthings. So my chemise came from an etsy seller, as did my paletot. Instead of pantaloons I wore long pettipants for the weekend. And my corset was from RedThreaded, and totally worth the cost. Corsetmaking is not my favorite activity.
