Making the skirt (and more), part 2
Originally posted by moniquevmb at Making the skirt (and more), part 2
I have been really busy this last week and weekend. I continued decorating the skirt. I added some extra ruffles to the front and some ribbon.
Here you can see the ribbon I put along the edge of the ruffle.
You can see the skirt is still lying really flat on the floor, so my next step was to add a Dust ruffle (Balayeuse) to the skirt.
First I made a base of some sturdy muslin, with the pattern for the back of the skirt, for the train. Then I made piles of ruffles.
I pleated the ruffles on the go, by hand, with a rolled hem at the bottom and a plain zigzag stich at the top. I first made them all and then placed them onto the base. A little decorating (Yes I know, nobody will see it, since it will be on the ground. I just liked doing it).
And here is the result
One pretty dust ruffle.
Now I wanted to have a dust ruffle to go all the way around the skirt, so I made more ruffles ( I'm kinda ruffled out now...) and attached these to the hem on the inside of the skirt.
I pleated these ruffles with a little cardboard help and my trusty iron (little experiment)
I was afraid they might be to heavy to go on the skirt, but after attaching them, I must say, I do like the way the skirt feels and moves.
Here is a picture of the dus ruffle(s) on the skirt
I lifted the hem a little to give a view of the dust ruffle underneath the train.
Yesterday and this afternoon I have been working on the overskirt to go with the skirt and the tail bodice. I admit, this has been giving me a little headage... I don't have a pattern, I thought I would just wing it.
Big mistake!!!
Now I am sortoff at a point where I like what I have draped an made, but I am certain this could have gone much easier if I had used a pattern, or at least more experience making things like this. So here's a picture of the tailcoat (down and bustled up, still working out the best way to bustle this) and a picture of the overskirt (apron? Still working out the best way to attach it at the back)
Down
Bustled up
And the overskirt, with lace pinned on.
It is now fully lined and ready for further decorating, trimming it and then trimming it some more. In the words of Heather from Truly Victorian, "Trim and trim the trims". Gotta love that.
Here's a little bonus pic of our youngest cat (one off four, Loki, Freya, Idunn and Fenrir, the youngest) who definitely has taken a shine to the train of the skirt. He loves helping me out where ever he can...
He sure knows he's a pretty kitty =)
Next time I hope to have finished my costume and maybe some steampunking details...for now, back to the sewing machine.
I have been really busy this last week and weekend. I continued decorating the skirt. I added some extra ruffles to the front and some ribbon.
Here you can see the ribbon I put along the edge of the ruffle.
You can see the skirt is still lying really flat on the floor, so my next step was to add a Dust ruffle (Balayeuse) to the skirt.
First I made a base of some sturdy muslin, with the pattern for the back of the skirt, for the train. Then I made piles of ruffles.
I pleated the ruffles on the go, by hand, with a rolled hem at the bottom and a plain zigzag stich at the top. I first made them all and then placed them onto the base. A little decorating (Yes I know, nobody will see it, since it will be on the ground. I just liked doing it).
And here is the result
One pretty dust ruffle.
Now I wanted to have a dust ruffle to go all the way around the skirt, so I made more ruffles ( I'm kinda ruffled out now...) and attached these to the hem on the inside of the skirt.
I pleated these ruffles with a little cardboard help and my trusty iron (little experiment)
I was afraid they might be to heavy to go on the skirt, but after attaching them, I must say, I do like the way the skirt feels and moves.
Here is a picture of the dus ruffle(s) on the skirt
I lifted the hem a little to give a view of the dust ruffle underneath the train.
Yesterday and this afternoon I have been working on the overskirt to go with the skirt and the tail bodice. I admit, this has been giving me a little headage... I don't have a pattern, I thought I would just wing it.
Big mistake!!!
Now I am sortoff at a point where I like what I have draped an made, but I am certain this could have gone much easier if I had used a pattern, or at least more experience making things like this. So here's a picture of the tailcoat (down and bustled up, still working out the best way to bustle this) and a picture of the overskirt (apron? Still working out the best way to attach it at the back)
Down
Bustled up
And the overskirt, with lace pinned on.
It is now fully lined and ready for further decorating, trimming it and then trimming it some more. In the words of Heather from Truly Victorian, "Trim and trim the trims". Gotta love that.
Here's a little bonus pic of our youngest cat (one off four, Loki, Freya, Idunn and Fenrir, the youngest) who definitely has taken a shine to the train of the skirt. He loves helping me out where ever he can...
He sure knows he's a pretty kitty =)
Next time I hope to have finished my costume and maybe some steampunking details...for now, back to the sewing machine.