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Victorian-inspired Wedding Skirt

Chelsea needed a bustled late-Victorian-style skirt to go with the beautiful corset top she found for her wedding.  I don’t normally work with client-provided fabric, but this project was special because it was for a friend and the fabric had been hand-dyed by her dad.

Silk chiffon and china silk, with silk ribbons for gathering.

Completion: Chelsea’s Skirt

It's done! Here's the front view, and the side view (with photobomb). Here's a visual guide your ladies-in-waiting can refer to when they get confused helping you get it on correctly: Store the overskirt uncinched so it stays a little less wrinkly. Put it on and...

Multi-tasking

Took a break this week from knits (the only thing I can reasonably expect to complete in the car and during breaks at work) and stitching the Rose of Versailles jacket (need to get another spool of golden thread this weekend). I had a little help drafting the pattern...