Urchin Can-Can Dress


Supplies:
Procedure:
1. Skirt -

The skirt comes in two parts. I use a strong trigger to make a base circle to sew all the ruffles on to, and then just sew the top layer and the petticoat together at the end.

Petticoat

My petticoat calculations this year were a pain! Before I start any petticoat, I calculate how much fabric I'm going to need for ruffles and lay out my plan. This requires two measurements: waist, and waist-to-hem. Using the waist measurement, I calculate a radius for the circle that will form the waistband. Then I measure out from that point to the distance that will be the hem. I evenly divide the number of ruffles between the two to determine how far apart they will be spaced, and then use those measurements to calculate the length of each ruffle. This is where I totally messed up this year. Instead of using C= π 2R, where C=circumfrence, π =pi (3.1415), and R=radius. I totally messed up at this point. Instead of C= π 2R, I used C= π R ² , which is totally different and increased the amount of yardage for the ruffles by at least 25 yards.


Skirt Top











2. Chemise -



3. Shirt -

I cheated with the blue shirt. Two hours at Volunteers of America's Thrift Store got me a weeks' worth of clothes for work and a nice boys' shirt to wear under this outfit. All I did was use a seam ripper to take off the pockets and removed the buttons, because I won't be needing them.

4. Corset -











5. Vest -















6. Bloomers -











7. Bowler -






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