tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post1681818317801391924..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Crinoline confessions for a Wednesday morningPeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-60179135916387673502011-07-17T12:34:38.397-04:002011-07-17T12:34:38.397-04:00I have made several net petticoats but find that e...I have made several net petticoats but find that even the fullest ones do not pouf my dresses out that much. For a 50's bridal dress i recently made I made a built-in underskirt with several layers of gathered net attached and it worked much better, plus you avoid the bulk of an elastic waistband from the petticoatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-36776211900305615792011-02-24T04:41:33.361-05:002011-02-24T04:41:33.361-05:00Hi there Peter.
Being the mother of a 5-year old ...Hi there Peter.<br /><br />Being the mother of a 5-year old girl I definitly feel beholden to my ruffler! It has helped me make oceans of pouffy tulle skirts to go at the bottom of every one of her T-shirts. Instant-dress! (almost)<br /><br />Stiff tulle certainly works splendidly with the ruffler, and goes softer and more wearable after washing and tumble-drying.Lenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244063989189298445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72303677012436213442011-02-24T01:51:10.083-05:002011-02-24T01:51:10.083-05:00Hmm. I feel I must bring this blog to Peter's...Hmm. I feel I must bring this blog to Peter's attention:<br /><br />http://dragonpoodle.blogspot.com/Treadle27noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-47761864877040542212011-02-23T23:03:49.782-05:002011-02-23T23:03:49.782-05:00The ruffler works well on the treadle. I will be w...The ruffler works well on the treadle. I will be watching this carefully!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-29034098139138676502011-02-23T21:43:47.967-05:002011-02-23T21:43:47.967-05:00Okaysofi I have to agree. There bodice of most w...Okaysofi I have to agree. There bodice of most wedding dresses today are pretty much the same.<br />My grandmother made wedding dresses and veils in the 60's on her treadle machine. They were elegant, stylish and they had sleeves.JosetteKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914250955369503213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-68190313435239086682011-02-23T21:41:15.566-05:002011-02-23T21:41:15.566-05:00What lynne said. My mother was married in a dress...What lynne said. My mother was married in a dress that had the bell shaped skirt. It didn't move at all. The dress was made in England, and she said that the fabric was not too heavy as it would weigh down the petticoats. She wore multiple tulle underneath. The dress also had a belt. It was made of a silky fabric.JosetteKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914250955369503213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-10521198298149684412011-02-23T21:05:11.767-05:002011-02-23T21:05:11.767-05:00The one I'll be making is going to be like you...The one I'll be making is going to be like your drawing. And I'm using some sort of poly lining stuff for the slip portion. And an elastic waist.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191713016037761271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-66316312239328763342011-02-23T17:18:44.109-05:002011-02-23T17:18:44.109-05:00Hey Peter,when I made the flower girl dresses for ...Hey Peter,when I made the flower girl dresses for my sisters wedding the skirts had from 10 to 20 meters of tulle in them!(I had to make 5 dresses from size 1 to size 7!)and to gather the miles of tulle I shirred it!Just hand wind shirring elastic onto the bobbin,set your stitch length to the longest length and go for it!if it isn't gathered enough steam the elastic.It saved me soooooo much time.Hope it helpsTrudy Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-74589663077296982612011-02-23T16:27:56.921-05:002011-02-23T16:27:56.921-05:00My mom who was a fabulous teen in the 50's tel...My mom who was a fabulous teen in the 50's tells me that she wore multiple crinolines at once. You wanted the skirt to have no movement, so that your legs just kicked along under this bell.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834795483116880383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-37007305964674661362011-02-23T16:20:48.640-05:002011-02-23T16:20:48.640-05:00Sugardale made a great petticoat tutorial: http://...Sugardale made a great petticoat tutorial: http://sugardale.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-make-petticoat.html<br /><br />Also check her incredibly amazing ten-layer petticoat: http://sugardale.blogspot.com/2008/08/ten-layers.htmlGryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900155319635470547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-47115744460922568222011-02-23T12:17:47.295-05:002011-02-23T12:17:47.295-05:00I'm so glad that you are going to make one!! O...I'm so glad that you are going to make one!! OOO and I got excited at the thought of Cathy in a wedding dress :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026706261655333994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9767619588223591662011-02-23T11:45:40.664-05:002011-02-23T11:45:40.664-05:00I love that wedding dress because it has something...I love that wedding dress because it has something I haven't seen on a wedding dress, or many other dressy dresses in a long time, sleeves! When did wedding gowns become tube tops with big skirts? Thanks for letting a cranky middle aged woman vent. <br /> Best wishes to Cathy upon her release. She's much too cute to be wearing prison garb!okaysofihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763169836274772051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-91806729589233215572011-02-23T10:54:19.383-05:002011-02-23T10:54:19.383-05:00I'm making a cotton batiste slip to go under t...I'm making a cotton batiste slip to go under the crinoline. Here's my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68603334/vintage-50s-simplicity-3296-girls-slip?ref=sr_list_1&ga_search_query=Simplicity+3296&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=" rel="nofollow">pattern</a> (I even found one the same size as mine, though I have size 3, too). I'm making 2, 3, and 4. Yeah, even the "does this make my butt look big" ruffle butt panties. I have a few fifties dresses planned, and it'll make the fuller skirts from some of her more modern dresses look better, too.<br /><br />Since the dresses in question will be cotton or a bit of lightweight pinwale corduroy, this should work really well.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-8188477978196503962011-02-23T10:31:58.331-05:002011-02-23T10:31:58.331-05:00Oh that's my dream to make one of those !! so ...Oh that's my dream to make one of those !! so I'm gonna have a close eye on your progress !!!!Tiphainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428996829445657237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-67262237613817548132011-02-23T09:51:12.891-05:002011-02-23T09:51:12.891-05:00Another thing to keep in mind is the weight of the...Another thing to keep in mind is the weight of the fashion fabric for the dress, it shouldn't be so heavy that it weighs down the petticoat underneath. The petticoat for that wedding gown is how most of them look, the goal there is a more bell shaped skirt for a floor length gown as opposed to a more cone-like shape for a knee length dress.phyllishttp://coudremode.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-4958216055611862092011-02-23T09:22:09.540-05:002011-02-23T09:22:09.540-05:00I have one of those made out of the softer stuff a...I have one of those made out of the softer stuff and you are right about it lacking volume. Plus it is heavy and tends to slip down my hips. Maybe I need some suspenders to wear with it!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204598010453409678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-65996151453766312682011-02-23T07:29:26.946-05:002011-02-23T07:29:26.946-05:00Thanks, Steph. Now I just have to look up "c...Thanks, Steph. Now I just have to look up "cotton voile."Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-54845563413121287542011-02-23T07:23:06.109-05:002011-02-23T07:23:06.109-05:00I use cotton under my net crinolines. I've us...I use cotton under my net crinolines. I've used the nylon net, once I made one of mosquito netting, but they weren't up to the fully dior-new-look-pouffy-amazing-eccentric-foreign-lady-with-a-pram ideal I wake up wanting to chase some mornings. So I make mine out of stiff, revolting net and I make them pretty with contrast cotton voile yokes trimmed with embroidery, and underline with some nice cotton voile. It breathes more than it would if I used some synthetic nonsense.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235341738044433500noreply@blogger.com