With the 3 underskirts constructed I wanted to see what they looked like over top of the petticoat. This was the result.
I cut the circle skirts too long on purpose, as I didn’t want to have to worry about the possibility of them being too short. I will hem them to the correct length later.
The resulting skirt has a very angular shape. The godets really make the skirt have more of an A shape rather than a bell. If I were making the Cinderella dress, I could be done with the underskirt layers at this point, but since I do want a bell shape for my Belle dress, I went ahead and created the regular layered petticoat to add to the underskirt.
It took quite some time to do all of the gathering, but I think it was worth it.
Adding this layer softened the look of the skirt.
I am glad I added the additional layer.
before I add the over skirt and make the waistband for the underskirt I want to construct the bodice. The reason I want to do this first is to ensure that that waist of the skirt and over skirt will be completely hidden under the bodice.
Up next, drafting the pattern…
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