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[llyrafantasyfae]

I tried to finish cutting out everything today. Only to be fouled by the underskirt fabric and my obviously sucky math skills. I am 11" short for my last panel. BOOOOOOOOOOO. So I have to make another trip to Jo-Anns tomorrow. That part doesn't upset me to much because I like Jo-Anns. Fabric and scrap booking stuff, what more could a gal ask for. The part that upsets me is that means I have to wash and dry another batch of laundry. *Grrrrrrrr* I think I have done over ten loads of laundry this week, (washed all bed things in the house and a couple weeks of laundry since I was out of town and brothers where here,) I don't want to do anymore!!! One good thing about it is I will definatly have enough left over fabric, I have more than a yard, for trim on the bodice. Yea.....
Good news is I have all the interlining stuff done. Thing I find funny about it is none of what I did tonight was in the pattern directions. Yes I used one of the big three patterns. Well I started with that. Mocked it up, added inches to length, took out the back opening, added steel boning at the openings, and center back. Added Spring steel bonding at center front. And then put in a little plastic boning at the seams. 
That was my night. Adding all the support to my drill interlining layer that was suppose to just be interfacing. *rofl* my goal was quick and easy.... But really I couldn't just follow those directions. Hopefully the extra effort shows and it doesn't look to..... ummm.... generic Ren faire crap.

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Just out of curiosity...

[fitchwitch.livejournal.com]

Which pattern are you using? Some of them aren't too bad, as long as you fix where they fall short on authenticity.

I've used lots of "Big three" patterns as starting points. I just make sure to draft out any darts and Princess seams--which seem to abound. And as you found--they have practically NO support, so I also add lots of boning, and bone the openings, although I usually use plastic boning for openings.

But just to save you some work--if you're short on UNDERSKIRT material, why not piece in another already washed fabric of similar weight where it won't be seen? Faking IS period. They did it all the time to save money on the expensive stuff. The only place where you need to have things match is where it shows.

Re: Just out of curiosity...

[llyrafantasyfae.livejournal.com]

I am using McCall's M4696, with the E option for sleeves. I decided I really liked those sleeves. I wish I had thought of that before I bought more fabric for the skirt. I have a bit extra material but it wasn't enough to add to the bottom, nor would I have been able to hide it very well with trim. But if I had added it to the top I would have had enough because it is a gored skirt so not as wide at top. And I wouldn't have had to worry about hiding the seam the overskirt would of covered it even if I did raise up the overskirt in places. DOH!