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HI there!
THis is my first post on Instructables, so I hope im doing this right!
I'm in my final year at University and the theme for the end of year ball was 1950's. So I (and my friends) decided it would be a good idea to make big circle skirts with petticoats. we wanted some really swingy skirts- like in the film "Grease".we looked at many of the costume patterns and thought they werent very authentic and a bit naf, so I did some searching on ebay and found this pattern for $9 (5 quid in english terms!), which is an original from 1953.
However this did not include a petticoat pattern, and the skirts really needed one as they are huge! So I followed this tutorial, with help from my friends! [Petticoat Tutorial]http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=193708.0
We adapted it and used 32m of netting instead of 48m- it took for ever to gather!
and they turned out like this (see pics)
Anyways the finished skirts look great, and here are some pics of maing them and at the ball!
let me know what you guys think!
cheers,
Hannah ;-)
THis is my first post on Instructables, so I hope im doing this right!
I'm in my final year at University and the theme for the end of year ball was 1950's. So I (and my friends) decided it would be a good idea to make big circle skirts with petticoats. we wanted some really swingy skirts- like in the film "Grease".we looked at many of the costume patterns and thought they werent very authentic and a bit naf, so I did some searching on ebay and found this pattern for $9 (5 quid in english terms!), which is an original from 1953.
However this did not include a petticoat pattern, and the skirts really needed one as they are huge! So I followed this tutorial, with help from my friends! [Petticoat Tutorial]http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=193708.0
We adapted it and used 32m of netting instead of 48m- it took for ever to gather!
and they turned out like this (see pics)
Anyways the finished skirts look great, and here are some pics of maing them and at the ball!
let me know what you guys think!
cheers,
Hannah ;-)
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Here is the authentic 1953 pattern. Its a bit torn, but had never been used. There are loads on ebay like this! We didnt get time to do the adorable "I love you" and bird appliques, or the heart shaped pocket. Insead we chose do personalise the skirts by chooseing different colours/patterns.
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(Ashton-under-lyne Palaise de-dance) We wore a white cap sleeved broderianglais blouse, a thin velvet ribbon tied in a bow and flat black ballerina shoes. Checked gingham was popular and my friend had one (envy) in pink felt with a white poodle. Great times.