1916 Underwear Finished
Apr. 18th, 2016 05:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
atherleisureI have finished 1916 underwear. Combinations, corset, two petticoats (one plain and one ruffled), stockings (nylon, but they're opaque and thigh high), and shoes. Now I just need a dress.
And now onto the pictures.
The corset:
The plain petticoat:
The ruffled petticoat:
I took pictures with the combinations on, but they're a bit scant for me to choose to post online so the corset pictures are taken over an old princess petticoat. (Of course, it only occurred to me after the fact that I should have checked how the princess petticoat fit over the corset as well as using it under the corset.) The corset does work better with the combinations since I can clip the garters to the stockings and have them put some tension on the lower, unboned part of the corset.
The plain petticoat is made based on instructions in a dressmaking manual published in 1916. The main body of the ruffled petticoat is made from the Wearing History 1910's suit skirt pattern. It was meant to be my test run of that pattern, and it's a lousy way to make a petticoat because it's a bit of a fabric hog. Fine for a skirt but wasteful for a petticoat. I changed it to be a placket in the center back and closed in the front. I cut on the 38" line and checked it with the waistband that raises it above the natural waist. I had enough for a 2" hem so I should be fine cutting the dress skirt on the 38" line. I put the petticoat on a normal waistband, though, and cut off the extra.
Now I'm starting to get excited about the 1916 dress again, which is good.
And now onto the pictures.
The corset:
The plain petticoat:
The ruffled petticoat:
I took pictures with the combinations on, but they're a bit scant for me to choose to post online so the corset pictures are taken over an old princess petticoat. (Of course, it only occurred to me after the fact that I should have checked how the princess petticoat fit over the corset as well as using it under the corset.) The corset does work better with the combinations since I can clip the garters to the stockings and have them put some tension on the lower, unboned part of the corset.
The plain petticoat is made based on instructions in a dressmaking manual published in 1916. The main body of the ruffled petticoat is made from the Wearing History 1910's suit skirt pattern. It was meant to be my test run of that pattern, and it's a lousy way to make a petticoat because it's a bit of a fabric hog. Fine for a skirt but wasteful for a petticoat. I changed it to be a placket in the center back and closed in the front. I cut on the 38" line and checked it with the waistband that raises it above the natural waist. I had enough for a 2" hem so I should be fine cutting the dress skirt on the 38" line. I put the petticoat on a normal waistband, though, and cut off the extra.
Now I'm starting to get excited about the 1916 dress again, which is good.
