This skirt was definitely designed to be worn with a full petticoat. It has a very large hem circumference, and…
I guess it's kindof a page out of the historical book - we know that most skirts pre-1865-ish were huge…
Sorry we missed each other! I would have liked to have met you too. 🙂
Lauren, you make me so happy. I have been using your 18th century petticoat tutorial to convert bulky gathered skirts…
We wore those with full petticoats -- lots of stiff nylon ruffles -- underneath, too.
Yeah rectangles! I shall be pleating on my skirts from now on, thankyouverymuch.
Holy cow woman, you really know your stuff! I just missed you by a few hours in Yorktown and that…
Thank you!
Rectangle girls unite! 😀
I made a gingham 1950s dresss with a gathered skirt some years ago now, and I remember at the time…