tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post2193257167923084763..comments2024-03-25T19:55:04.611-07:00Comments on Beauty From Ashes: My First, First Bustle Era Dress!! Huzzah....or Not?Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-650850475442328532015-08-14T21:00:54.238-07:002015-08-14T21:00:54.238-07:00Ooooh! Have I seen this dress of which you speak?...Ooooh! Have I seen this dress of which you speak? I don't think I have....will have to fix that! You should totally make a day dress bodice for it!! That way you could wear it to more events!! I have the TV pattern that I am sure you are talking of....it's what I plan on using for my bodice!<br />Blessings!<br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-39077564284951019652015-08-14T17:48:14.918-07:002015-08-14T17:48:14.918-07:00I love that Blue & White fashion plate. I used...I love that Blue & White fashion plate. I used it for what I call my China Plate bustle. I did a ballgown bodice but as I have more of the fabric I've always considered going back and doing a day bodice like the plate. Truly Victorian has a pattern that basically had those sleeves.<br />Wilhelmina Framehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354711088176283547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-26592865449055422282015-08-13T06:19:16.277-07:002015-08-13T06:19:16.277-07:00Yes!! That is exactly the one I am wishing to own!...Yes!! That is exactly the one I am wishing to own!! You can make incredibly small pleats with it. My friend owns one and I got to play with it when I visited her!! They remind me of heat/air conditioning vents that you find in houses! Yes.... That is on my list of things I would love to own!! Those Victorians were so resourceful weren't they!!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-25708366476165320832015-08-12T12:57:59.245-07:002015-08-12T12:57:59.245-07:00Huzzah! Found it! :D Actually it's from Der Ba...Huzzah! Found it! :D Actually it's from Der Bazar, 1877, the latest american pleat-maker, now you only need a german friend to translate http://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/ihd/periodical/pageview/2979292?query=der%20bazar Melindahttp://welcome-to-the-plastic-age.webnode.hu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-49630166129026102642015-08-11T23:25:03.958-07:002015-08-11T23:25:03.958-07:00Hmm, I've been looking through Die Modenwelt&#...Hmm, I've been looking through Die Modenwelt's volumes and found a very peculiar way to do pleats, if I can post a link I send it to you, very funny how Victorians dealt with these pesky pleats :DMelindahttp://welcome-to-the-plastic-age.webnode.hu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-62937597857612287722015-08-11T21:00:58.878-07:002015-08-11T21:00:58.878-07:00Oh yes!! I have several in different pleat sizes. ...Oh yes!! I have several in different pleat sizes. I make them out of cardstock for what ever width I want the pleat. The cardstock makes whatever I am pleating have a lovely sharp edge! Huzzah! I do want very badly an antique pleater, one that makes those super tiny pleats...but those are hard to find and really expensive! Thank you for asking!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-84358074006672479212015-08-11T09:07:02.465-07:002015-08-11T09:07:02.465-07:00You're welcome with blessings :) Now, do you h...You're welcome with blessings :) Now, do you have some sort of pleater device for quick pleating?Melindahttp://welcome-to-the-plastic-age.webnode.hu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-29259552582159053202015-08-11T08:22:59.196-07:002015-08-11T08:22:59.196-07:00I know!! Ridiculous underwear is the best!! Toda...I know!! Ridiculous underwear is the best!! Today I start the trim for the underskirt!! Thank you for your lovely compliment!<br />Blessings!<br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-31847302342977107322015-08-11T08:22:02.258-07:002015-08-11T08:22:02.258-07:00Hello Melinda! Thank you for all of your thoughts...Hello Melinda! Thank you for all of your thoughts and insights! It is funny, because what you just described is the vague idea of what was going on in my head! hahahaha!! Like almost exactly. I have decided to not do the ruched overskirt as the embroidery will make the threads snap so that is going out the door. As for the pleats....I have pleated miles and miles of pleats in my costuming career, so I am good with that! It is actually a sort of calming thing for me...very mindless! hahahahahaha!! Thank you for the blessing you gave me! I very much appreciate it!<br />Blessings!<br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-26676715614991095932015-08-11T08:18:46.731-07:002015-08-11T08:18:46.731-07:00Thank you Quinn! I am very excited about this new...Thank you Quinn! I am very excited about this new silhouette! I have sat in the bustle, but with out the petticoat and skirt...It was a bit awkward as the bottom sort of swept to the side. I will have one of my boys take pictures of me sitting down at some point so I can share that finding with you! It certainly is not the same as sitting in a late bustle, bustle!!<br />Blessings!<br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-55467836487463789472015-08-11T08:17:07.635-07:002015-08-11T08:17:07.635-07:00Oh right!!! I remember your early bustle dresses!...Oh right!!! I remember your early bustle dresses!! Oh how fun! I will have to go and check out all of your creations!! They are so very frilly and pleaty and poofy and girly!! Today I start on the underskirt trim!!<br />Blessings!<br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-12021926030111400362015-08-11T06:40:25.017-07:002015-08-11T06:40:25.017-07:00Yay for ridiculous underwear!!! ;)
I can't wai...Yay for ridiculous underwear!!! ;)<br />I can't wait to see your new dress! I'm sure it will be ridiculously scrumptious, as yours always are!! :) These pictures are beautiful.<br />Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235395280071814298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-50862690188359101102015-08-10T22:08:32.927-07:002015-08-10T22:08:32.927-07:00First bustle period, so much fun with adornments! ...First bustle period, so much fun with adornments! But be careful, it's way too easy to disappear underneath the mass of rouches, ruffles, laces, flounces, pleats, bows, etc... I don't think it would be a great idea to pleat the broidery fabric, rather use it as the "plain" part of the dress and play with the simple fabric as adornment. I would make the underskirt from the dark fabric, fabric pleats and as adornment embroidery fabric tape to cover the upper side of the pleats (in addition to hide the seamline), the overdress from broidery fabric with plain trimmings, buttons covered by plain fabric or passemanterie from the same color, sleeves for the bodice from the plain fabric with similar trimming as on the skirt, also a pleated collar. About the photo with the two girls my guess is the standing one is younger, wearing girl's short skirt and would add an extra layer of trimming when older with train as on the older seated lady. Also her hair is loose, only girls were permitted to do such coiffure :D All of these pleats will take ages to make, so stick to it! And may God's love be with you! :DMelindahttp://welcome-to-the-plastic-age.webnode.hu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-83829426147854182242015-08-10T10:57:16.743-07:002015-08-10T10:57:16.743-07:00Very exciting project, Gina! I look forward to see...Very exciting project, Gina! I look forward to seeing your creation, and also how that particular shape underskirt looks under your dress. Also, have you tried sitting in it yet? I just wore a later bustle this past weekend at an event and sitting was an adventure! It was definitely harder to sit in than hoops are. :) I hope you report back about it.<br /><br />Best,<br />QuinnThe Quintessential Clothes Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291041428539466457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-18967201834844674712015-08-09T20:53:00.574-07:002015-08-09T20:53:00.574-07:00Gina I love early bustle era! All my bustle dress...Gina I love early bustle era! All my bustle dresses are 70s, not 80s, because they are frilly, pleaty, poofy and girly. Have fun with this era, I can't wait to see what you come up with :)Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00046376371520061349noreply@blogger.com