| Faire 2003 Page 2 |
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| Here you can see the under supports for my skirt. I am wearing a medium size bum roll, and a pleated and padded petticoat. It is made of cheap taffeta with cotton batting in the pleats. They look very similar to the style of the pleats found on one of the effigies that is pictured in Janet Arnold. This just plaesed me to no end, even though the historical accuracy is pretty well out the window. They just look really cool and give a nice shape. |
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| For the skirt, I decided to make cartridge pleats. So, I got some upholstery thread, and used the incredibly accurate measurement of one thumb width to start pleating. Here are the pleats after they are all drawn up. This is the first time I had never tried cartridge pleating before and I am fairly pleased with the results. |
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| I used cotton batting again to help add bulk to the cartridge pleats. The skirt material, although a heavierweight cotton, is not lined, and so needed a little extra help in the pleats. You can't see the batting very clearly here, but you get an idea of the length, just enough to fill the pleats. |
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| Yet another slightly fuzzy picture. This one is showing the waistband with the pleats attached. I used the navy cotton on the outside, and a natural duck cloth scrap that I had for the inside layer of the waistband. |
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| This is the finished skirt over the bumroll and petticoat. It makes quite an impressive shelf at hip height. The dress form is slightly too big especially for my waist, and especially for my corseted waist, so the opening looks a little funny. |