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diff --git a/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/early_victorian_corded_petticoat/index.rst b/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/early_victorian_corded_petticoat/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..14f812b --- /dev/null +++ b/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/early_victorian_corded_petticoat/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +Early Victorian Corded Petticoat +================================ + +.. figure:: petticoat.jpg + :align: center + +.. only:: html + + .. contents:: + +Materials +--------- + +Fabric +^^^^^^ + +* About 3 m of midweight cotton or linen, at least 150 cm wide for a 160 + cm tall person. + +Notions +^^^^^^^ + +* almost 100 m cotton cording or thick yarn, 3 mm; +* 12 - 15 m cotton cording or thick yarn, 5 mm; +* sewing thread to match the fabric; +* cotton tape, 2 cm wide. + +Pattern +------- + +The pattern for this petticoat is simply a rectangle, about 2-3 m long, +using the full width of the fabric from selvedge to selvedge. + +.. tip:: for many people holding the fabric between their extended arms + would result in a 1.5 m lenght; doubling that gives a good + width for the 1840s and early 1850s. + +You also need to measure from your waist to mid-calf and from your waist +to the hips (you can do so with a tape, but also directly with the +fabric, see the instructions). + +Instructions +------------ + +On one side of the fabric mark a line on the wrong side of the fabric at +the distance between the waist and the hips from one of the selvedges. + +Align the other selvedge to this line, wrong sides together, fold it +wrong sides together and press. +You may want to add a few pins to help managing the fabric while moving +it. + +Check that by aligning the single selvedge to your waist the fold falls +somewhere below the mid-calf: the petticoat will be shortened a bit by +the cording. + +Variants +-------- + + +Gallery +------- + +See also +-------- + diff --git a/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/index.rst b/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/index.rst index c266de8..85c7294 100644 --- a/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/index.rst +++ b/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/index.rst @@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ combination_corset_cover_and_petticoat/index 1904_combination_suit/index single_layer_midbust_corset/index + early_victorian_corded_petticoat/index |