Tielke Uvin
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1912 Underwear
My idea for this year’s DPP was rather ambitious: I wanted to do three complete outfits that would represent different types of people, and different types of dress that you could see at a garden party or a grand dinner, for example. The original plan was to do dress and underwear for a “Lady of the House”, an artistically-minded young girl, and a servant girl. My cousin, who’s quite arty, liked the idea and created some designs, and what I ended up making is inspired by her drawings.
As it turns out the plan was a little too ambitious, so not everything got finished. The artistic girl’s underwear is limited to a pair of combinations, but considering the type of dress she wears and her figure, she may not need a lot more. The combinations were made from a very light cotton I found in the bargain section of the fabric shop. I drafted the pattern from Frances Grimble’s The Edwardian Modiste
For the “Lady” I made a cotton chemise, also drafted from Grimble’s book, and finished with lace insertion. I took the sleeve caps from another pattern in Grimble’s book. The drawers are from Folkwear’s Edwardian Underthings pattern and are in a light cotton. Here, too, I added some lace insertion and a ribbon bow at the sides. I dyed the lace with tea to darken the original cream colour and make it work better with the gold-ish bow.
The corset was made from Reconstructing History’s 1910s Corset pattern. The fabric for this must be the cheapest corset fabric I’ve ever used: it’s two sofa pillow covers from Ikea, which I cut open. The covers came from the bargain bin and were just €1 each! The corset is boned with light steels, but has a wide, heavy busk. The boning channels are strips of coutil. I used corset hooks and eyes at the bottom and inserted them between the front panel and the busk facing. It was my first time fitting a corset on somebody with actual curves, and though the fit is far from perfect, I’m happy with it.
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What a unique idea :) I love the blue combinations, they're stunning :)
I love all the dainty details and lace insertion. Just beautiful. The corset has lovely sleek lines, too. Good work!
Beautiful lace insertion! The underwear is all so pretty and feminine. What a great attention to detail! Your corset looks like the sister to mine: same colours! I really admire the sheer quantity of work you've done. It's amazing!
