Making a Bustle Pad from 1900 aka All About That Bass - Historical Style

In today’s episode of ‘I need an excuse to not go outside on my days off because Canadian springtime is insane’ I made a bustle pad from 1900-1905. These simple little tie on pillow type accessories helped Edwardian women achieve the ideal silhouette proportions of the era, and they also helped to keep the back of the skirts from drooping down, since all the pleating in the back could get quite heavy.
This is also my first video recorded with my new microphone, so if there’s any audio issues, I blame it on a learning curve. Of course, anything I might hear could just be me being nit-picky because I've watched this video a million times and you don’t actually notice anything at all.
Pattern used: Scotty Ventilated Hip & Bum Pad (Virgil’s Fine Goods on Etsy)
Materials used:
Cotton Broadcloth 1.5 yards
Silk Thread - www.devereyarns.co.uk/
Cabbage Scraps from previous projects
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[@brendaescalon2175]

Beautiful

[@annbet3684]

My grandmother told me they were hip pads in the 1900s she died 96 in 1975

[@pmapodcast5641]

Cool!

[@calliecordoba532]

Thank you for the step by step instructions on this project. 😀 It turned out great and is a wonderful addition to your skirt tutorial.

[@HalflingSeamstress]

Thank you so much!

[@aleciab83]

I saw another KZbinr do a backstitching “trick” and thought it was simple genius. They left their needle down, lifted presser foot, twisted the whole project around (180°), lowered presser foot, stitched over the line they just stitched, lifted presser foot, twisted project back to the “correct” direction, lowered presser foot and finished sewing. I hope I explained that in a way that’s understandable for everyone. It takes longer to explain it than it does to do it. If I happen to come across the video again, I’ll reply to my comment here and let you know where it can be seen.

[@HalflingSeamstress]

Thanks for sharing the trick, it's definitely one of the easy ways to work with machines that don't have a backstitch feature! I've done it that way once before on a simple skirt project, but with the layers of fabric + stuffing, it felt like it would be too awkward trying to swing it around.

[@aleciab83]

@@HalflingSeamstress very true. Layers would definitely make it difficult and there’s a chance you could bend your needle. Smart!!

[@thatterigirl]

One thing I've done on my 128 is to turn the stitch length knob all the way out so the length is nil, do a couple stitches, then stitch normally. It works quite well.

[@trudi1962]

Very interesting. What purpose do the eyelets have (noting you tufted at the end)?

[@HalflingSeamstress]

The eyelets help with ventilation and air flow as this kind of hip pad would have born close to the skin.