More outfit planning has been occurring for the Edwardian Ball this coming weekend. While trying the dress i am going to wear on Saturday night the group consensus was it needed a petticoat to help with the fullness of the skirt. Without one it wasn't wretched, but it wasn't it's best either. A real fluff things up type petticoat is not something i own, i never really thought that i'd need one. Oh well... so it seemed that I would need to come up with or make one in the coming week which isn't bad as i love to sew, but i was also sad that it meant buying something new when i already have so many things. It's not a money thing as much as a being a responsible human and being a horrible consumer. I am doing my best to not buy things i don't really need. I've even scaled back my crafting as there is such a large waste generation.
With all of this in mind i set the petticoat project out of my mind and focused on my current sweater, even made some good progress on the sleeves! I decided to do some purging of my wardrobe. I really own a fair amount and i knew there had to be things in there i just wouldn't wear anymore. In the process i stumbled on a super lightweight black corduroy skirt that falls about mid calf i bought at H&M a few years back and never really wore because black corduroy picks up everything. I added it to the bye bye pile when my brain called it a petticoat! It had all of the makings to be a fantastic "smooth" petticoat and was already all put together.
All it needed was some poof which was partially purchased in a trip to Stone Mountain for some netting and the some reclaimed light weight crinolin from an old Goth Ball Gown i hacked up years ago. Sunday evening was spent overlocking and topstitching all of the pieces together to transform a flat skirt into super poofy i'll hold up the world undergarment! I am super happy with how everything turned out and how awesomly easy it was to find a new use for an old skirt.
The dress with new petticoat
With all of this in mind i set the petticoat project out of my mind and focused on my current sweater, even made some good progress on the sleeves! I decided to do some purging of my wardrobe. I really own a fair amount and i knew there had to be things in there i just wouldn't wear anymore. In the process i stumbled on a super lightweight black corduroy skirt that falls about mid calf i bought at H&M a few years back and never really wore because black corduroy picks up everything. I added it to the bye bye pile when my brain called it a petticoat! It had all of the makings to be a fantastic "smooth" petticoat and was already all put together.
All it needed was some poof which was partially purchased in a trip to Stone Mountain for some netting and the some reclaimed light weight crinolin from an old Goth Ball Gown i hacked up years ago. Sunday evening was spent overlocking and topstitching all of the pieces together to transform a flat skirt into super poofy i'll hold up the world undergarment! I am super happy with how everything turned out and how awesomly easy it was to find a new use for an old skirt.
The Flat Skirt Hand Shirring Netting to the Lining Poof-tastic!!!
The dress with new petticoat
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