Foundations Revealed

Sunny talks about embroidered insertion, lace edging and embroidery. Next month will be the construction of the six petticoats.

Sunny looks at six late Victorian and Edwardian petticoats, studying the methods used to produce the beautiful embellishments.

Sunny discusses the different factors that combine to create the shape of the skirt, and the petticoats that support it. Patterns of the six petticoats are included this month.

Sunny concludes her exhaustive study of six Belle Époque petticoats by comparing the remaining construction details and techniques.