Patterns

Self-drafted, using Katherine's web page: An Easy, Authentic, Eighteenth Century Petticoat and Rhonda McConnon's web page 18c New England Life: The Petticoat as a guide.

Inspiration

I've been wanting to make an eighteenth century costume for some time now, but first I had to make the undergarments. In my other dress diaries, I've detailed my progress in making the stays and pocket hoops. Now I need to make the petticoat. That is, the under-petticoat, since apparently all skirts were called petticoats in the 1700s. This is the skirt beneath the skirt, intended for modesty and poof-factor. Just to confuse things further, I'm also making a petticoat . . . that is, a skirt.

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Patterns

Pocket Hoops: From Period Costume for Screen and Stage (1500-1800) by Jean Hunnisett

Cap: Hand drafted

Handkerchief: Hand drafted

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Update—October 6, 2009

I finished the binding, as hoped. It turned out much better than I expected. Even the tabs look okay. I think they would look less wrinkled if I used a narrower binding, but it still looks fine.

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Patterns

Butterick 4254, modified

Until recently, I had little interest in costume from the 1700s, save for drooling over the pretties. That all changed the moment I found a lovely floral print fabric that shouted, “18th Century Polonaise!” Then I found a second floral print, even more historically inclined, and my fate was sealed. To my dismay, I realized that before I could start on the gorgeous dresses, I would first have to create a set of 18th century undergarments. My discouragement came not from the prospect of new historic undies, but from the inevitable delay this would cause in the creation of my new dresses. . . .

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