Sewing a Late Victorian/Edwardian Fan Tail Walking Skirt || Cottage Core Vibes

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Hello Friends! My trip to Chicago highlighted that I do not really own many costume, or even cottage core, pieces that are what I would deem as mid-range. Things I can wear with and without a corset and largely to more casual events where full kit is overkill. I would also like to have a couple of things that straddle the line between regular wardrobe and costume appropriate, so I decided to start my journey toward this goal with this lovely Fan Tail Walking Skirt from Black Snail Patterns. These skirts were popular during the 1890's and early 1900's and are right in my sweet spot for clothes I can really use. I augmented this pattern with my own hem treatment as well as larger and more sturdy pockets, which I think will really come in handy. I do hope you enjoy this process!
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[@Costuming_Drama]

👒🔍 Download June’s Journey for free now using my link: woo.ga/pytjw9

[@drhelenloney1426]

Damn girl, now I’m hooked. Of course, I couldn’t find your link😢. Enjoying it even so.

[@LTM]

Thanks for the link, have joined in (again!). Is there a way to find you in June's Journey to be a friend I can gift plants to? Thanks for your fab videos!

[@beckycollier-burgess1568]

Any one else say ‘Ello’ in response every time Noelle starts a video?!

[@OldManFerdiad]

Of course!

[@Costuming_Drama]

💖💖💖

[@GiraffeLoverJen]

Always 😊

[@sandiemable]

Every single time!

[@paigeraffield7228]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[@PokhrajRoy.]

We Stan your costumes being a ✨production✨but it’s nice to have the occasional practical garment.

[@Raayvhen]

I love this skirt pattern so much. I've made it full length three times, tea length once, and knee length twice. I've definitely gotten my value out of it

[@Costuming_Drama]

Wonderful!

[@lynnk4615]

Roomy pockets + swish = perfect skirt. Looks incredible and so versatile. ❤️

[@pegrichard2820]

Tarlatan is also used in printmaking. After an etching or engraving is inked, the printing plate is wiped with a ball of smushed up tarlatan to remove extra ink.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Yeah that’s the whole “bookbinding” part of it too. People who are printing their own books do the same.

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

I've watched probably thousands of sewing videos and none of them mention the thread issue. No, I had to learn after tons of top stitching on a button up shirt. I was so stoked that I had found the EXACT same shade of green as my fabric. I'm literally embroidering vines and leaves all over my top stitching because the lighter green stitching stabs me in the eyes with how horrible it looks.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Awwww yeah I wish this was talked about more!

[@mirandarensberger6919]

So, the moral of today's video is read all of the instructions first, then do what makes sense to you. That's pretty much how I handle knitting patterns at this point, so I get it. I've made a decent start on my long-term project to knit cardigans and hats for all of my cousins' kids. I'm nearly done with the first one, just have a sleeve and a half left, plus the matching hat. I do appreciate how fast it is to make something for a 2 year old, and hope all the others go as quickly.

[@Nessi-dances]

I love wearing my walking skirts with t-shirts/tank tops! I do recommend wearing a bum pad and at least one petticoat, they make all the difference. Hilariously I was wearing my walking skirt that I also made out of fabric from Millend today! Enjoy the swish! 💜

[@Costuming_Drama]

Oh yes. A petticoat is also a thing I want to make for this. I need to find a good pattern…

[@Nessi-dances]

@@Costuming_Drama Well the easy way is to take the skirt pattern and make it out of stiff muslin, gather the back (instead of pleating it), and stick a ruffle on it. 😄 Otherwise, I'm also in the market for a petticoat pattern from a different company.

[@Costuming_Drama]

I think that skirt pattern is a bit much to also make a petti from… but maybe another skirt pattern!

[@heatherkemp1846]

Your garment fabric matches your ironing ham etc xx

[@TriciawithaC]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that! (Edit: before she pointed it out later in the video)

[@Adrienne557]

I also saw Muse without knowing what to expect and was blown away. They are a great live band! Beautiful skirt. Fits perfectly and looks elegant.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Thank you!!

[@juliehenry5353]

Went to Virginia this past weekend to a friend's house and went to Monticello and listened to Thomas Jefferson while there then went to Colonial Williamsburg and ran around the historic area for funsies

[@knittinghands23]

Only watching random KZbin videos. Reading Fannie Flagg books. Knitting baby sweaters for charity. How is your job searching going? Have you yet found something you can have fun doing in your field of expertise? I enjoy your sewing content as well as your conversation. Thank you for sharing yourself with us. I greatly appreciate you.💚💚💚

[@Costuming_Drama]

Awww thank you! I haven’t found anything g just yet, but am looking. My industry tends to be recruiter based, so I kind of have to wait and see what they contact me about…

[@franbowers7032]

Hi I love long skirts and it's mostly what I like to wear your skirt is really lovely it looks great on you x

[@Costuming_Drama]

Thank you!!

[@bravehearticus]

So jealous that you saw Muse. They're from a town a couple of towns over from me, and they're the last band on my bucket list

[@Costuming_Drama]

Do recommend! They were great in concert!

[@bravehearticus]

@Costuming Drama it's typical that when they came to Teignmouth to do a homecoming gig, I had moved out of the area. When I moved back to the area, they did a festival in the city that I moved from. Now they're doing a gig next month in a city near me, but I cannot afford the ticket prices. One day...

[@sandiemable]

OOOOOOOOOH, I like it! Shirtwaist is a must-do along with the waistcoat. Have a great week, Noelle, xoxo's Sandie

[@Costuming_Drama]

💖💖

[@annettebroomhall8617]

As a seven year old, I had a teacher who tired of her class ignoring instructions. She gave us a test full of things like stand on your desk, hop around the room, and other loud and obvious tasks. Of course we all loved this and chaos ensued. Last task was...now you have read everything, go back and do numbers three and five. We all failed lol. Since then, 55 years later, I read all instructions carefully, every time. I still make mistakes. Just be thankful it wasn't fabric cut incorrectly like my last simple project.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Hahahaha I totally read all instructions twice before I sew, just not always before I cut!!

[@ChayatsujiKimono]

This skirt turned out so cute! I just finished up an Eton Jacket (Truly Victorian pattern) that I slightly altered to match one I found in the July 1893 edit of the Delineator 🥰 It has an extra collar that is pleated right over the shoulders 😇

[@vashtilives2469]

I’ve been watching your videos as I knit for the past few months. Today I was knitting a hat which will eventually be donated to a charity bazaar. I started on a new sweater recently- I splurged on some really expensive yarn for it- and then my new fancier yarn winder basically wrecked one of the skeins. I may have had a minor breakdown over it yesterday. Replacing small batch hand dyed yarn is compicated in addition to being expensive. I’m feeling better today but also knitting hats for strangers while I decide how to go forward. Knitting hats for strangers is very soothing since you don’t have to care about correct gage or personally know anyone who would wear it. Also the very nice ladies who run this event are all 80 years old and they will price these hats at 5 dollars, so I feel no guilt over mistakes that don’t effect the utility of the hat. Anyway your video was ALSO a soothing end to my evening. Otherwise I’ve been re-listening to The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher which I recommend if you like creepy but non gory horror with a snarky heroine and her dog. (Nothing bad happens to the dog) Judging by your enjoyment of Jim Butcher I think you probably would enjoy it. Actually a big recommendation for T. Kingfisher all around, her fantasy/romance Saint of Steel series is also excellent.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Thank you for the recommendation! I will check them out! And I’m so sorry about your skein getting ruined. I understand the need to set that down for a while. 💖 I have full confidence that you will find a path forward that will bring you joy though! I send you magical vibes that things are going to be ok! ✨

[@jenniferstocker5462]

Hi Noelle! I (sort of) made this skirt for the Chicago tea, but so last minute that I didn’t attach placket or make the bum pad…so I definitely need to finish it properly, your skirt is lovely! FYI, I’m a printmaker and use tarletan to wipe ink from my etching plates, it’s something you can find pretty cheaply at good art stores….

[@Costuming_Drama]

Oh yeah, that’s why I buy it from a book binder, same use. It is extremely cheap through them as well, but I don’t have to drive 45 minutes to my closest specialty art store!

[@pippaseaspirit4415]

Hi Noelle! I have just binge-watched about 80% of all the videos you’ve uploaded here; I thought I would wait until I had caught up to introduce myself formally! I’ve commented on some of the videos (thank you for your responses). I’m Pippa, living on the edge of the beautiful New Forest in southern England. I became a great-grandmother last year and haven’t sewn anything (apart from repairs) for a few decades. I used to sew quite a lot, but the only thing I have sewn from a pattern was my first wedding dress. I had never heard of mockups back then, but I did know to check the pattern measurements against my own before cutting and sewing, and all went just fine. Other things I’ve made I tended to self-drape, safety-pin, cross fingers and wing it 😂 My mother and both grandmothers were notable needlewomen; my mother and a friend had their own dress designer business until they fell out with each other. Either I have been phenomenally lucky or sewing skills are inherited, as all my wing-it projects came out good! You and a few other select costubers have inspired me to start sewing again (thank you so much!); I will start with Victorian underwear and then gradually replace my wardrobe when thins wear out rather than buying new. My favourite era is later Victorian / early Edwardian for fashion, with mediaeval coming a close second. I’m quite happy to wear Victorian clothes! (I’m a bit eccentric). I find wearing a corset helps reduce back pain, so a properly fitted corset is on the to-do-soon list. I’ve loved watching your videos, will continue to do so, and have subscribed. I wish you all the best.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Lovely to officially "meet" you!

[@angeliccow]

Love how your all, just going to make something chill and relaxed and casual for a less over the top look - but I’m still noelle so it can’t be plain… revere my plaid

[@Costuming_Drama]

Hahahahaha yeah, true fact

[@grizeldaxxx4568]

Watched the lastest video of Black Petticoat and pockets and I said about going up our little driveway to look at the garden ...there were 2 FANTAILS flitting in front of me as I walked and they were peeping away merrily ...they are Native to New Zealand and are so sweet ...then I saw this one and had to watch it xx

[@michellecornum5856]

Love a fantail. Love plaid. Love a plaid fantail. I need to add a ruffle to four house dresses, and that will be done. And I am now having to proceed carefully. I have several bits of yardage to put away, and if I do it wrong, it will explode, and I will have bins of fabric strewn everywhere because I know that every bin has the same problem -- small bundles of yardage that need to live together elsewhere. I am listening to Blake Shelton, 😤odd, I know. I'm a rock and roll girl, but he calms me when I'm frazzled and on a deadline.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Not odd! Just whatever you need!

[@alibcarson]

This looks so good! This is the one type of thing I’d like to make!

[@karlaverbeck9413]

So flattering! Love the colors.

[@danielleburris6194]

Fantastic! This pattern will def be on my list

[@isabellaferretti7279]

Beautiful result, that style and shape looks lovely on you. Many hours of twirly fun to be had when wearing it!

[@rosah.hernandez2579]

The skirt looks great on you and the pockets 😍

[@threadsandpurrs]

This is such a lovely skirt!!

Another great video. Always so informative and so relaxing. 👍🏽😃

[@mjdc2533]

thanks. Interesting that there are so few pieces. The hook and eye technique you linked is one of my favourite instructional video.

[@lajoyous1568]

The skirt is fantastic. It has such good swoosh.❤ I hope you're enjoying your more frequent upload schedule as much as I am. 😁

[@angeladent4175]

Looks amazing! I now need one in my wardrobe!

[@shellylarsen5494]

I validate your use of Morning!! It’s the start of your day- it counts as morning, even if it happens hours later than mine!

[@Costuming_Drama]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@gkseeton]

What a lovely skirt!

[@ecologicaladam7262]

That placket is amazing!!! 👍

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

Oh darn that’s annoying. What would possess them to assume that everyone would be able to get 1 1/2 inches! I really wish everyone would get off the cookie cutter solution idea. It never works out well. The skirt looks great. Are you thinking about making a waist coat in the same material? With the plaid it can go with a plethora on different colours! It’s also as you said nice to have something you can wear casually. I still haven’t gotten round to starting any books or shows. Still trying to get more spring cleaning done but seem to get interrupted daily

[@Costuming_Drama]

Yep! I’m probably going to start with one out of the same material, but yes, it will go with many things!

[@RianShafer]

I absolutely love this skirt & the shoes are perfect!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Thanks!

[@shellylrobinson6999]

This skirt was on my to make list as well.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Ooooo I hope I get to see yours!

[@AlltheKingsdresses]

Oh yes! I can’t wait to see the waist coat! ❤❤❤❤

[@suefiebiger2290]

Really enjoy watching you work. Great skirt.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Thank you!

[@lynndragon2536]

Yes I’ve been looking at fantail skirt patterns I want one they look nice

[@Costuming_Drama]

Dooo ittttt!

[@MariahLynnMakes]

I absolutely love how you use you’re whiteboard! Totally going to borrow that idea to keep more organized. 😊

[@HesterPrynne293]

This music is fantastic!!Totally thought of Love Boat, grabbed my imaginary mic and belted it out!!!

[@FantasticalFolliesCostuming]

SO glad you said something about the pattern automatically reducing the waist down 1.5". Literally was cutting out their Victorian underwear pattern while watching this and yep, sure enough, they've reduced down the waist by 1.5". On the drawers??? 🤨 I hath cuteth a size up. Thanks!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Omg!!! That’s so frustrating! I’m glad you saw it ahead of your cut!!

[@alpacas4life998]

I'm so gappy I found this video! Im planning on using this pattern for a walking suit soon, and love the way you kind of walk us through it.

[@tasanijanus7092]

Ah the all important fabric fondling. That was a little nugget of gold

[@alexandrawellington8028]

Lovely skirt!! The swoosh!!!!!!!!! xxxxxx

[@Costuming_Drama]

💖💖

[@sarahlongshore2605]

Everything about this skirt is beautiful!!! I'm looking forward to a waist coat to go with it!!!!

[@catandmaggie]

The timing of this video is fortuitous and rather funny. This exact pattern is on my project hit list. The included bustle pattern was a huge plus for me.

[@Costuming_Drama]

I have the older version, which does not have it included, but I do see that it is available on the shop for free! Yay!

[@lindajensen1959]

Love the skirt!! Love the pockets you put in!!!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Thank you!

[@LongHairCarolyn]

I just bought this pattern! I love Edwardian style

[@tea.an.crumpets8706]

the skirt is really lovely and the fabric is sooo pretty! I am working away on more crochet rectangles that will eventually get seamed together into a very cosy cardigan.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Oh that sounds fun!

[@shevaunhandley1543]

Yay! Just in time for another sew along adventure 🥰 I love spending my sewing time while listening and watching you work Noelle.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Awww thank you! 💖

[@shevaunhandley1543]

​@@Costuming_Drama always a pleasure. I've just finished watching Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches and am also watching season 10 of The Curse of Oak Island (as the episodes drop) and now I'm just waiting for the new season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and the final ST: Discovery season now that Picard has finished 😭😭😭 Currently working on split drawers (Black Snail pattern and agreed, not easy instructions) for my mum and some fix ups on my 1887 TV dress for an event in a couple of weeks. Then on to the Regency evening gown (Laughing Moon - for the undergarments and Black Snail for the dress). Fun fun fun!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Sounds lovely!

[@marciam7301]

I love your skirt! I am so glad you made this. I am currently working on this same pattern; mine is still in the mock-up stage. I am a beginner to clothes sewing, so this video was great to see. My skirt will be denim with a purple lining, just because. I hope to have it done in time for winter. Thank you for showing how you did the placket. That part had me a little flustered. Turns out, I was making it harder than it actually is.

[@Costuming_Drama]

I often find that when i am confused about something, that is exactly what i am doing, too!

[@bpersun7]

Lovely skirt!!! Thank you for sharing your projects! You keep me inspired.

[@bpersun7]

I’m making two quilts ! Reading the forth book of His dark materials by Phillip Pullman. Been playing Junes Journey for three years.

[@Costuming_Drama]

🎉🎉

[@aletasonner3989]

I'm so glad you made this skirt! I started working on this a year ago and set it down because it was so overwhelming/confusing to me. I'm not a beginner sewer but some of the steps were new to me and I definitely have perfectionist anxiety that made me not want to do something wrong 😅. So happy to have this video as a reference now when I eventually pick this skirt back up!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Oh I hope you do pick it back up and finish it!!

[@victoriahughes5041]

It's a lovely skirt, it looked really smart on you.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Thanks!!

[@mimanda]

This video has SO MANY GOOD TIPS im going to start using. Like the list... like keeping track of hooks and eyes... like just cutting stuff out thr easiest way possible and then trimming it.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Glad it was helpful!

[@HumanCatfoodDispenser]

aww, it's lovely on you! This is the sort of skirt I would quietly wear to work. Which has been eating my brain, so I've been poking at some crochet and watching wholesome things that don't take much thought.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Oh no! I hope it stops eating your brain!

[@meredithbarbery6247]

Oh, that skirt is great! I'm reading "The Secret Life of Country Gentlemen" and I've finally got a 'deadline' on some projects... so my ADHD brain has decided to do them all ::manic laughter:: We've got: Paint the kitchen and the cabinets (that have been prepped for months) Finish up rehabbing the Waterfall Wardrobe Clean and do the cosmetic work cabinet portion of the 1910 Singer I just got and then make a list of parts needed to get it working. Intense need to do all the projects brought to you by Job Interview Stress. Mmmm, the wonderful feeling of reentering the workforce after nearly a decade 😅

[@m.maclellan7147]

See of you can have a friend/family member give you a "faix" interview. It helps !

[@Costuming_Drama]

I hope you get them all done and that your interviews go really well!

[@meredithbarbery6247]

@@m.maclellan7147 Definitely. My SIL has worked in the same field and at a more senior roll... so she's basically giving me a sample of the interview that she would do.

[@meredithbarbery6247]

@@Costuming_Drama Thanks! Kitchen walls complete Sewing cabinet cleaned out (I now have a ton of old buttons and I think there might have been a hook and eye panel from a girdle in there but it was covered in rat poop... and yeah) Handles refinished on wardrobe. Broken bakelite details glued together and reinstalled.

[@Costuming_Drama]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@rosecatpiano9583]

How cool. I just got the pattern (and some other) on the last sale. That’s really interesting. Thank you for your videos. I’m a long time viewer, but enjoyed your content silently until now. ❤

[@Costuming_Drama]

Silent viewing is super appreciated also! 💖💖

[@salina1147]

Hi , This skirt is fantastic on you ..can't wait to see a waistcoat to go with ! I also loved the mandalorian , although my brother told me to to watch 1 and 2 then the story book of boba fet then 3 . I so hope there is more to come as I think the whole thing was very well made and some serious money thrown at the special effects . Hope you are all well and doing things that make you happy Xx

[@Costuming_Drama]

That order is correct!!

[@marga5117]

Huge thanks! Your video is so instructing! After having watched countless other videos, I learned most with yours. First time I understood the enigma of placket making😅

[@Costuming_Drama]

Yay! So happy to help!

[@MysteryMommy1]

So nice!!!

[@hallamshire]

This pattern was the first thing I tried out after being gifted my sewing machine. Context: I learned how to sew as a kid and had *some* basic knowledge of sewing. But I can confirm that this was above my pay grade. I didn't do most of the interior steps and was entirely confused by the plackets. Amnnd I ran out of fabric to do the iconic fan pleats. But! It turned out not half bad for a first. I've been wanting ti go back and try it again. So thank you for showing me how to do it with all the other steps!! This is a great help!!!

[@lindseywhite3371]

We watched The Mandalorian too, and I agree with you about the ending. I'm currently knitting a jumper sideways, it's a pattern I'm testing for a friend, and a baby blanket, I'm also trying crochet. All these crafty things on the go, but work keeps getting in the way, lol. I hope you're well. Sending love, as always xx

[@Costuming_Drama]

Sending love right back!

[@juls_krsslr7908]

The skirt looks amazing! It will look good with a waistcoat, too. Right now, I'm trying to fix the mistakes I made trying to put in a gusset. I learned the hard way that it's not a good idea to start sewing at 10 pm after a busy day, especially when you have ADHD. Important details will be ignored! One of the mistakes I made was ironing over a neon green plastic pin head that melted on my white fabric. I paused this video to go order some glass-headed pins when you mentioned them because I don't want that to happen again!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Glass head pins are a god-send!

[@margotmolander5083]

My baby loved watching you (and is currently fussing for more)!

[@lenabreijer1311]

I love how that turned out. I have made a few victorian walking skirts from the old Folkwear pattern. I admit that i cheated on a few of them by replacing the placket with a zipper. They were meant to be more history bounding then historic. I wash all my fabrics before i use them. I want all the chemicals and dust out of them. Too many allergies. As the continuing saga, we have now bought a house in nova Scotia so we won't be homeless. My daughter and son-in-law video visited it and loved it. I have spent the last week dealing with banks, lawyers and insurance. By june 1st we will be in our new home. I am knitting slippers. That is my current mental status, slippers.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Oh congratulations!!! What a beautiful place to settle!

[@juliehuntley4263]

I figured it would be easy as a beginner. Darn. I’ll try a different one out first. It looked beautiful on you!

[@ebonies]

This was super enjoyable to watch and taught me (absolute beginner) a lot! The finished skirt is SO beautiful omg.

[@Costuming_Drama]

I'm so glad!

[@marikotrue3488]

I apologize, I doubted, I wavered about the color choice of the lining. By the last 12 minutes of the video, I regained my confidence regarding the choice. Seriously though, as a novice sewer I come for hints (such thread on a spool is a bit darker than the single thread) and encouragement. The silhouette of the skirt and the "swish" movement is so elegant! Oh and excellent pocket adjustments.

[@Costuming_Drama]

hahahaha well thank you very much! I doubted too, if it makes you feel any better!

[@rudetuesday]

This skirt is so flattering, but definitely above my skill level. I do think I might have to become a skirt-sometimes person. Time to make a new Pinterest board!

[@tarheeltiger]

Hi Noelle. The skirt looks great. I, too, love Ted Lasso. I’m working through Casey Renee’s tambour embroidery class. It’s been challenging, but fun!

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

I have that pattern! I haven't made it yet, so this is great!

[@susanrobertson984]

Hemming the Wildflower coquelicot skirt with alllll 8 panels. Interminable. Looove the swoosh of your skirt.

[@Costuming_Drama]

8 panels sounds like you will have mad swoosh soon too!

[@lauraa5136]

Thought I'd comment in the basement (if there's a below the downstairs it's either the basement, the cellar or the catacombs). I always love a hood practical garment. Yours is lovely! I'm knee deep in a wedding dress, two flower girl dresses, a couple of kids sized manolorian costumes, a few cosplay pieces for friends and quilts for charity and I can't figure out why I don't have time to sew for myself. You've given me a boost to make a piece for me sooner rather than later.

[@Costuming_Drama]

You for sure should!!

[@dee-annegordon5959]

Love the new skirt. I've recently bought several patterns from Black Snail but haven't had a chance to make any of them yet (currently working on the 1893 blouse from TV). Glad to get the heads up on the pattern sizing. Will have to keep it in mind when I start using those patterns.

[@xingcat]

Flood came out in 1990! I know because it's a line in the song, "It's a brand new record...for 1990s...They Might Be Giants' brand new album...FLOOOOOOOOOD!" :)

Beautyfull!

[@SarahSomers000]

I've made two full length walking skirts so far, and I have the fabric for a third. They are absolutely fantastic to wear, and surprisingly practical (once you learn how to exist in a nearly floor length skirt). Next on my list though is going to be an 1890's ballgown for costume college. I have the idea drawn out, I just need to actually get started on the thing!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Ooooo ball gown sounds fun! And yeah, i need to learn how to exist in a floor length skirt!

[@GiraffeLoverJen]

I did the same thing when I cut out a Black Snail pattern.... because reading directions is something I don't do, lol.

[@KenZchameleon]

I learned so many tips and tricks from this video! I've made 4 Laughing Moon 1890s Victorian walking skirts in various fabrics, but I want this pattern! It's better in some ways and definitely would flatter my body better. That waistband is pure genius! I wear skirts for my job and I really want to make this, but not in wool. Any suggestions? I was thinking a simple patterned cotton, with a lighter cotton or maybe a double gauze lining? It doesn't need to be beefy, but it needs to stand up to San Francisco wind (it's been insane the last few weeks!). A deeper hem with the 10" of tarlatan? aaaagghhh so many things to learn 😅

[@Costuming_Drama]

Yep! I think that would work out beautifully!

[@KenZchameleon]

@@Costuming_Drama Thank you! It's overwhelming to plan when there are so many options! I've learned to stick to 2 color families, blue & purple. Only 500 more choices to make! 😅

[@merlestegeman28]

Love the skirt. Looks really god on you. Working on a corded regency corset pattern/mock-up and basic pants hem’s. Listening to Dresden files (tanks for the tip) and Jane Austen.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Thank You!

[@hcolleen534]

I've been playing JJ for like a year and a half. I think I'm on level 505, so started the second books or whatever. You reminded me to look in so I could get today's item. I've been listening to a few books that have kept me off the youtubes a bit. I tend to get omnibus editions when authors offer them. Most recently, I finished books 6-9 of a series about a character who has paranormal abilities and is working with a group of paranormal hunters to try and figure out what she is. They're good cozy paranormal mysteries. (the Charlie Rhodes series by Amanda M Lee). I've got some pants to make for a friend in my next to do queue for sewing, I also talked to my landlord and she's going to help her mom go through her stuff soon and she thinks there's fabric in there that she offered me, so that's exciting :D I'm kinda bummed about having to switch over my wardrobe, but, oh, wells. I need to go do that before I go to bed tonight so I have weather appropriate things to wear in the morning.

[@Costuming_Drama]

I will check out that book series! Thank you for the suggestion!

[@theresepelkey1519]

Thanks!

[@CandiceErika]

Watching again. I will be tackling the mock-up tomorrow. I had to cut the fantail piece into 3 different pieces because my fabric is only 45”. I too forgot about it being for corseted size, but I also thought the seam allowance is 5/8 so it should even out. I’m a short queen so I always have to remove 4” from the body. I’m doing a modern length so that was another 4 inches from the bottom. Wish me luck.

[@Costuming_Drama]

I hope it came out so well!!

[@dianavoermans]

Hi Noelle! Your skirt turned out wonderful🤩! Love the plaid and the colors of it. I learned from your board and I am using a todo list, too. I recently started being self-employed and taking commissions. To keep track of all the activities such a list is a life saver! 😂 Working on two chef’s jackets (for one person), a flamenco blouse, a flamenco skirt and using the Cricut to put someone’s logo on jackets. And in the evening sitting quietly with some crochet work, as I am a volunteer for Knitted Knockers. 😅Maybe I should calm down a bit 😂

[@Costuming_Drama]

I’m so glad that you find the board helpful!

[@jayneterry8701]

Wow good for you!

[@genettemora4325]

I have a twin skirt.😂 I made a flannel skirt just like this for Christmas and winter for warmth!!!!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Twinning!!

[@gwirithil1]

I've found that haircloth of the kind used in tailoring makes a super bottom band in an Edwardian skirt, stiff direction running around the hem. I happened to have the haircloth, but not tarlatan.

[@Angela-hn6mb]

Your skirt looks great. I'm working on some scrappy socks and listening to The wizard the witch & the wild one.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Scrappy socks sounds fun!

[@TheMagnoliaWitch]

Such a pretty skirt! My current project takes a little bit of backstory. Several months ago at the beginning of this current school year, I made my youngest child a very pretty hooded cloak (blue brushed psuedo-suede fabric with an apple-pattern cotton lining) with a pattern that I drafted off of an existing costume cloak she already had. Unfortunately, I forgot to allow for seam allowance when putting the new cloak together, so it ended up a little smaller than it was supposed to. 😅 So now I am going back and making a whole new cloak for her, in black twill this time with a rainbow butterfly cotton print lining, and I just ordered the lining fabric. Wish me luck!

[@Costuming_Drama]

awww that's so kind of you and good luck, but you've got this, so you won't need it!

[@liav4102]

“If organdy were not nice” 😂

[@Costuming_Drama]

😂

[@francesbernard2445]

What a lot of work! Watching this video for only a short time is inspiring me to think about maybe mending a long vintage plaid skirt instead of cutting it up to use some of the fabric from it. Because a long wool skirt is warm to wear in the winter. If I haven't already given it away out of my stash of fabric. Really old patterns from some pattern companies more than others do not come with any selvedges included for people sewing at home most of whom prefer that sort of thing. Sewing patterns older than that do not have any instructions at all which go with the pattern. Maybe only because the printing presses which made them would have charged too much to include the instructions? So now I have a vintage pattern here at home for the same draped knit dress with intricate gold work embroidery on a panel just below the waist that actor Betty Davis wore when very young in a movie once and I don't have a clue how to sew it up. I would have to think about that for so long it might now never happen. No wonder people like my mom had attend a post secondary education program in order to learn how to sew up clothing at home in their cottage industries.

[@devh6168]

I did the same thing with pockets on my ridiculous tiered wrap dress! She's a LOVELY skirt! Working on a sleeveless shirt that I cut two sizes too big 😢

[@Costuming_Drama]

Thank you!

[@pamholt4490]

Lovely make Noelle. I was worried the whole time that the hem would be wonky. I have never hemmed a skirt before sewing. I think you are more careful prepping your fabric than I am. Noted and logged! I am doing only a tiny bit of hand piecing on my Patchwork of the Crosses blocks because I am vacationing at the Aulani on Oahu. A tiny slice of heaven where total relaxation is actually possible!! Aloha!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Ohhhhh the Aulani!!! I hope you are having the most amazing time!

[@wendyreynolds2261]

I've been eyeing this pattern and may give it a try. Meanwhile, dealing with UFOs &alterations, developing a Granny Weatherwax costume, and watching Secrets of Skinwalker Ranch.

[@tashacano3324]

Maybe it's just me but I think a matching hat would be super cute!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Ooooooo