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A Little New Underwear
Jan. 2nd, 2026 06:22 amI didn't fool with putting the 1880's combinations on the dummy and just took a picture of them on the couch.
They're the same pattern as the ones I made about ten years ago, although I think this fabric might have some polyester content to it so they'll probably be the secondary ones. Even if there isn't any polyester, the lawn of the original pair is a finer weave.
I did put the 1895 divided petticoat on the dummy.
It's made of an old percale sheet and a piece of eyelet that I had in the stash. It has buttons on the sides (not sure why there are buttons on both sides since there's a really long placket) and then a drawstring to gather up the back. It turns out that the petticoat pattern is for a full-length petticoat, even though it looks short in the pattern image. In order not to be longer than my split skirt, I had to shorten it quite a bit. Since my eyelet was 6" wide and I wanted to do half-inch tucks, I cut off 12" of length. That allowed for a 1" double-turned hem and four tucks, which took me right to the crotch seam. The rise in my split skirt isn't nearly as long so I'll have to try the two together to see whether they actually work together well.
They're the same pattern as the ones I made about ten years ago, although I think this fabric might have some polyester content to it so they'll probably be the secondary ones. Even if there isn't any polyester, the lawn of the original pair is a finer weave.
I did put the 1895 divided petticoat on the dummy.
It's made of an old percale sheet and a piece of eyelet that I had in the stash. It has buttons on the sides (not sure why there are buttons on both sides since there's a really long placket) and then a drawstring to gather up the back. It turns out that the petticoat pattern is for a full-length petticoat, even though it looks short in the pattern image. In order not to be longer than my split skirt, I had to shorten it quite a bit. Since my eyelet was 6" wide and I wanted to do half-inch tucks, I cut off 12" of length. That allowed for a 1" double-turned hem and four tucks, which took me right to the crotch seam. The rise in my split skirt isn't nearly as long so I'll have to try the two together to see whether they actually work together well.
