The smaller sizing of the corded petticoat giving a better shape makes a lot of sense actually, given that cording can only support so much w/o collapsing in on itself and giving you odd bulges. I'd have been tempted to make a large one too; now I know better, thanks! Filing that bit of info away for the day I get crazy enough to do all that cording.
My only consolation is that it is a period problem, and part of why hoops were probably invented in the first place. I feel like sombody must have writted that down somewhere and I missed it!
*high-fives you for fellow breaking down and spending money on the cage crinoline* Woo, what would we do without cage crinoline kits?!
Huh, and now you've made me paranoid with your new info that corded petticoats don't go over 90" (I think mine ended up being about 105"), and now I've gone back through the few pictures I have of me in the Poe dress, going, "BUT CAN YOU TELL THE CORDED PETTICOAT FOLDS IN ON ITSELF??" xD
The ones I saw in Costume in detail specifically didn't seem to go over 90", but I'm sure there ones that were. I really wish some museums had spec packs or something! I'm sorry I made you paranoid!
The final breaking point was the bulges moving and getting caught in my legs. Whats the point of having a pretty dress if I can't walk at more than an awkward shuffle?
I'm excited to see your 1860's dress, you got the biggest hoop right?
Freaking out about Doin It Wrong is all part of the learning process, right? hahaha
But, yes, the awkward shuffle is no good! I guess that extra 15 or so inches in your petticoat made a difference - plus maybe the fabric of the petticoat made a difference? I don't know. I'm sure a cage will be FAR easier to maneuver, anyway...all those petticoats pre-cage period just get so heavy! Not uncomfortable, but noticeably heavy. Plus I kept shutting it all in the car door!
I actually ended up going with the 108" kit, since I figured that would be a little more practical (hah, a practical hoop-skirt!) to wear with both plain day dresses and ball dresses. I can always make a fluffy petticoat if I want a bigger fancy ball dress, but can't make a big hoop any smaller!
I think it was the 15" + the cording every 1" + the ruffles. The lesson for this petticoat is definitely less is more!
Plus I kept shutting it all in the car door! Oh my yes!
Maybe you will get lucky and your flounced petticoat will fit over the hoop? That is what I am hoping. For the same day to evening effect you mentioned.
I started working on my hoop last night (The video was making me laugh) Did you get your kit yet? The tapes are a dingy "natural" muslin color. I was hoping they would be white. It seems strange that the kit included a black painted buckle for a white/beige hoop! I'm replacing the brown leather with white on mine, since my petticoat is so sheer I don't want show-through.
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Huh, and now you've made me paranoid with your new info that corded petticoats don't go over 90" (I think mine ended up being about 105"), and now I've gone back through the few pictures I have of me in the Poe dress, going, "BUT CAN YOU TELL THE CORDED PETTICOAT FOLDS IN ON ITSELF??" xD
And the fringe is so pretty!
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The final breaking point was the bulges moving and getting caught in my legs. Whats the point of having a pretty dress if I can't walk at more than an awkward shuffle?
I'm excited to see your 1860's dress, you got the biggest hoop right?
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But, yes, the awkward shuffle is no good! I guess that extra 15 or so inches in your petticoat made a difference - plus maybe the fabric of the petticoat made a difference? I don't know. I'm sure a cage will be FAR easier to maneuver, anyway...all those petticoats pre-cage period just get so heavy! Not uncomfortable, but noticeably heavy. Plus I kept shutting it all in the car door!
I actually ended up going with the 108" kit, since I figured that would be a little more practical (hah, a practical hoop-skirt!) to wear with both plain day dresses and ball dresses. I can always make a fluffy petticoat if I want a bigger fancy ball dress, but can't make a big hoop any smaller!
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Plus I kept shutting it all in the car door! Oh my yes!
Maybe you will get lucky and your flounced petticoat will fit over the hoop? That is what I am hoping. For the same day to evening effect you mentioned.
I started working on my hoop last night (The video was making me laugh) Did you get your kit yet? The tapes are a dingy "natural" muslin color. I was hoping they would be white. It seems strange that the kit included a black painted buckle for a white/beige hoop! I'm replacing the brown leather with white on mine, since my petticoat is so sheer I don't want show-through.
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