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1 year ago

{♱} 𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐈 ꝯϱ

idk what you would call this trend but I'll call it HARD ASF.

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got one more audio to use!!!


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1 year ago

I just went on a date with a girl and she asked for my Zodiac sign so I thought 'what could go wrong?' and told her that I'm an Aquarius, she then proceeded to judge me and say that I'm too toxic for her, I am so tired of people thinking that they know everything about me based on my Zodiac sign, I mean it's fine if you believe in Astrology but don't switch up on me and make false assumptions


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1 year ago

A New Crinoline and 1850s Petticoats

Finally getting around to posting about my new 1850s undies! I finished them last winter, but Life happened, so here I am, a year and a half later.

Anyway, I finished a new crinoline and basic cotton petticoat first. The crinoline was made by first making the lower section out of cotton muslin, and attaching twill tape at even intervals. I then made each bone individually, the casing made from twill tape, then the boning threaded through, and then the bone stitched closed at the needed circumference. I played around with the size of each bone before I stitched it to the tapes to get the overall shape that I wanted.

A New Crinoline And 1850s Petticoats
A New Crinoline And 1850s Petticoats

To go over it, I made my standard cotton petticoat with a single flounce.

A New Crinoline And 1850s Petticoats

Then I actually got around to reading period descriptions and suggestions for petticoats in fashion magazines of the time, and found that they frequently recommended petticoats made of grosgrain fabric, with three flounces from the knee to the hem. So, I searched the internet and finally found some grosgrain fabric, which I had to order from Greece. (Spoiler alert - grosgrain and faille are pretty much indistinguishable, which I wish I'd known before because faille is way easier to find.)

Anyway, the construction of the petticoat was not difficult, but the grosgrain fabric was a nightmare. It frayed at the slightest touch, exploding into a thousand tiny shards. My serger was garbage and not working, so I used a side cutter presser foot instead, which sort of acts as a serger. It definitely helped, but by the time I discovered said presser foot, I was already so over this project that I threw it in the naughty corner for months because I couldn't stand to work on it anymore. I finally dug it out a few months later and finished it up.

A New Crinoline And 1850s Petticoats

I have to say, it does give an enormous amount of floof, but I would never, ever recommend making one to anyone else. It was a nightmare from start to finish.

There's a more detailed writeup with more of my petticoat research and in-progress photos on my main blog, so please do check it out!


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