Slow progress

[mala_14]

I tried on my petticoat yesterday so that I could fit the straps. So you get (not very exciting bathroom mirror) pictures! The fabric is a cotton print from the Old Sturbridge Village collection by Judie Rothermel and I found the actual fabric on the OSV website, which dates it to 1822, so a bit after this outfit, but still pretty close. This petticoat has a gored front piece and straight back piece that is gathered at CB. Slits are left in the seams to reach pockets (which I'm hoping to make for this month's HSM challenge: Holes), and the hook and eye closure is at the left seam. The waistband is fabric and the straps are twill tape, based on this example from the Royal Ontario Museum. I'm wearing it over my quick 'n' dirty Regency stays that I made for CoCo last year and my shift, which you can see I adjusted by gathering the back neckline to a band because it was too big.

I need to finish this off today so I can get started on the shortgown. Hoping to get it patterned today and maybe also cut out.

Comments

[chocolatepot.livejournal.com]

Very nice! You've got a good fit going.

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I was using skirt measurements from your book to figure out dimensions. :)