Petticoats tutorial, large pics.
Okay, so I decided to do a tutorial, based on the article about Alice Lon's pettis on pettipond. I used the following supplies:
1'' wide elastic
A tiny bit of white fabric I had
10 yards of netting (Instead of the recommended 9 because my mom bought extra)
1 spool of 500 yds of white thread
50 yds of satin ribbon (Have to buy it still)
First, I cut 2 circles out of a yard of the netting, like the directions said, and sewed them together to make a more solid base.
So I had to cut the 72'' wide netting into 9'' wide strips, and it was a LOT of cutting, so I'm glad I was at a friend's house. I didn't have a cutting wheel at home, or a mat, yet. (My 5 year old sister is playing in the side of the pic, and that's not my dressform.)
I had to sew 2 peices of the 8 together (That's what the picture is), and then gather them and sew them onto the circle.
Here they are sewn together.
At this point, I miscalculated, and I totally screwed up the amount of gathering I had to do. I knew that I had to sew the 6 combined remaining strips to the other 2, and I knew that I had 18 yards on the base. I figures, then, three feet per section, and happily gathered away. It wasn't until I was halfway done sewing the pieces on that I realized each piece needed to be 3 yards, not 3 feet long.
I had to come back to Vegas from Washington state, and after I and a friend seam ripped the mistake off the base and I removed the gathering thread, it went into a bag.
So, this is what it came back as.
I had to iron it.
It worked really well, and I regathered it to the right length. Then, I sewed it all together and added a waistband.
My brother grumbled, but finally held it up to be taken a picture of. I realized once I had sewn it together that it was a monstrosity, and I'm hoping some heavy fabric and a little use will tame it. I tried it on with my only skirt full enough to go (mostly) over it.
And then I held up the skirt so the full horror could be seen. I am wearing bloomers underneath it so that nothing is showing. I made those when I was halfway done with the petticoat.
I am a bit sad that it's so big, and I'm going to try and make it lose some body, because there's too much. I also won't use as much netting next time... that might help.
Ask any questions, and I might be able to answer them. I have some more netting, and once I finish sewing my new blouse I have a pattern for, and a new skirt, I'm going to make another try, and post my results of that.
1'' wide elastic
A tiny bit of white fabric I had
10 yards of netting (Instead of the recommended 9 because my mom bought extra)
1 spool of 500 yds of white thread
50 yds of satin ribbon (Have to buy it still)
First, I cut 2 circles out of a yard of the netting, like the directions said, and sewed them together to make a more solid base.
So I had to cut the 72'' wide netting into 9'' wide strips, and it was a LOT of cutting, so I'm glad I was at a friend's house. I didn't have a cutting wheel at home, or a mat, yet. (My 5 year old sister is playing in the side of the pic, and that's not my dressform.)
I had to sew 2 peices of the 8 together (That's what the picture is), and then gather them and sew them onto the circle.
Here they are sewn together.
At this point, I miscalculated, and I totally screwed up the amount of gathering I had to do. I knew that I had to sew the 6 combined remaining strips to the other 2, and I knew that I had 18 yards on the base. I figures, then, three feet per section, and happily gathered away. It wasn't until I was halfway done sewing the pieces on that I realized each piece needed to be 3 yards, not 3 feet long.
I had to come back to Vegas from Washington state, and after I and a friend seam ripped the mistake off the base and I removed the gathering thread, it went into a bag.
So, this is what it came back as.
I had to iron it.
It worked really well, and I regathered it to the right length. Then, I sewed it all together and added a waistband.
My brother grumbled, but finally held it up to be taken a picture of. I realized once I had sewn it together that it was a monstrosity, and I'm hoping some heavy fabric and a little use will tame it. I tried it on with my only skirt full enough to go (mostly) over it.
And then I held up the skirt so the full horror could be seen. I am wearing bloomers underneath it so that nothing is showing. I made those when I was halfway done with the petticoat.
I am a bit sad that it's so big, and I'm going to try and make it lose some body, because there's too much. I also won't use as much netting next time... that might help.
Ask any questions, and I might be able to answer them. I have some more netting, and once I finish sewing my new blouse I have a pattern for, and a new skirt, I'm going to make another try, and post my results of that.