Second Post of the Day
My sister Leslie has been attending The Feast of the Hunters' Moon since the mid 1970s. She's worn a variety of period clothing and interpreted many different lifestyles over the years. In the 1990s, she began wearing 18th century riding habits and has done so ever since.
Until this year. This year she is switching things up and has asked me to make all her clothing for her new interpretation.
I started with a brand new chemise
that has my favorite set of sleeve buttons in the sleeves.
Next, she chose the blue linen bed gown I'd made. Blue is her favorite color.
I am really pleased with how it turned out.
Pleating can take three to four hours to do, but it is worth it in the finished product.
Can you see the three pleats in this photo? The print of the fabric hides it a bit - which made the pleating more difficult to do.
With pleating, you don't have the "give" that you get with gathering, so you have to measure not only each pleat, but then the row of pleats together to ensure it fits properly. (I measured repeatedly to get it right.)
Then you add twill tape for the waistband. I have bleached and unbleached; Leslie chose bleached. (I agree with her choice.)
When I know my measurements are correct (Leslie came over and tried the petticoat on to be sure), then I stitch one long side of the twill tape to the waist, flip it to the other side and hold it in place with fabric clips.
Finally, I hand stitch that side down, and the petticoat is finished.
She's going to put the clothes on and send me a picture. I'll post it when she does.
Any guesses as to who Leslie is interpreting this year? Here a hint: cheese.
Stay 'tooned!
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