What could be more essential to a lolita's wardrobe than a petticoat? I'm going to show you "my way" of making a simple cupcake shaped(and cheap!) petti.
Fabric
I bought some cheap tulle(spent $5 on 10 yrds!) in order to make this one, and it has held up just fine. The one problem is, it does tend to be itchy. That's all I really know about fabric, I obviously don't claim to know everything about petticoat making. I know that F Yeah lolita really loves chiffon Petticoats! Beyond that, I would research through egl(most likely been asked already), ect.
Pattern
Your basic "pattern" is two rectangles, though I wouldn't attempt to cut out patterns for these as it may turn out to be way more trouble than it is worth. If there were a pattern on mine, this is what it would look like:
Of course the length of the petticoat is up to you, I like mine kind of short so there isn't a chance for it to show at the bottom. Some people wear longer petticoats though. Measure out your skirts and decide what you want yourself. 5yrds / 10yrds twice worked for me, but you can always add up more layers if you need them!
Gathering
The one thing I would NOT recommend that I did was pleat the entire petticoat... Use your sewing machine to make a gather and attempt to keep your sanity!! This material should actually gather pretty easily too.
Simple Steps:
Step One:
Cut material.
Step Two:
Gather the bottom layer and sew it to the bottom of the top.
Step Three:
Repeat one and two, so that you have tow pieces to sew to a waistband.
Step Four:
Make a waistband into the same width as the top layer that we did not gather.
Step Five:
Sew both pieces on the waistband.
Step Six:
Pull whatever amount of waistband elastic you need(I used the same as my waist measurement). Pull through(a safety pin works for me)!
Step Seven:
Sew up the side, and you're done!!
And this is what it turns out like...
Hope this is helpful~
That seems very simple!
ReplyDeleteThat's what I was trying to do! Most of the petti tutorials I've read were a little confusing! :)
ReplyDeleteThat seems very simple and it looks like it holds up well! I bought some tulle to make a petticoat myself, but I really hated sewing with it. So I made mine out of organza instead. It's nicer to sew on and not as itchy in my opinion, but then you have to worry about fraying. :/ Ah petticoats, why must you torture us so? XD
ReplyDeleteI'll have to try out organza then(fabric with pettis is all an experiment for me ATM)! Well, it might take a while but you could do a simple hem at the bottom to get rid of fraying(at the bottom I assume?). I know what you mean though xD
ReplyDeleteOh, yes. I did do a hem. I encased all of the gathered seams in ribbon and did french seams on the sides too. So everything is fine with the finished product. It was just that during construction I had little wisps of the fabric going everywhere. I'm still finding little strings of petticoat lying around! xD I discovered that Fraycheck is not a step one can skip with organza.
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