Undergarments

Here are a few undergarments I've made for my historic costumes

Laughing Moon Bustles and Hoops pattern:

 

 Truly Victorian #208, plain with ruffles for a petticoat

 

 Laughing Moon Bustles and Hoops pattern:

 

 1830's corded petticoat, no pattern -just help from internet friends

 

Regency bodiced petticoat, altered the Butterick 6630

   

Half stays and chemise from the Simplicity 4052 Regency undergarments pattern:

 

Butterick B4254 This was a first try, so be kind!!  I KNOW it's laced wrong. (Panniers commissioned via Ebay, but it's been so long I forget who made them).

 

Late 18th c. rump pad, Wingeo #216 (worn with 18th. polonaise)

 TV 170, view 1 bustle petticoat  Ugh, what an awful photo.  Sorry!

 

I've also made an early steel bustle with attached petticoat (TV 108) and a late steel bustle with attached petticoat (TV 101), but I don't have photos of them.

You'll also note a sad lack of corsets.  I'm currently taking a pattern drafting class and am making my first corset now.

Bustle coat

My regular winter coat does not fit over my bustle dresses, so I was forced to make one that would.   This was before Truly Victorian came out with her fabulous bustle coat pattern. 

Made of velvet, interlined with cotton quilting, lined with moire bengaline

Here's the inspiration.  It was a free pattern online.  It wasn't to scale and needed major tweaking!

 

Crawford Manor walking dress

I made this dress for the Steampunk World's Fair 2010.  Mid 1880's bustle style day dress of cotton and linen.

Here's the inspiration.  From a doll website called "Crawford Manor Dolls".

 

Here I am with my good friend Beth:

I also made the hat, which I blocked with buckram over a block of styrofoam that I carved to shape.  It is directly inspired by Gypsy Lady Hat Designs.