The Crinoline: One Day Make

Greetings!

Today, I will be making the infamous Crinoline. This is a 'cage' that was first patented in the late 1850s and was widely popular - literally! The hoops underneath made the skirt wider and kept its shape. It was flexible but strong. Here is how my attempt went...

Firstly, using a standard 2 litre bottle, I measured and cut out 6mm strips to create the hoops. I thought that this would be appropriate, it is lightweight and flexible. After this, I realised that I needed a plan so I quickly sketched this out, feel free to use it if you ever do recreate this! (...and my mistake, pointed out by a fellow historical enthusiast, dia which is short for diameter, is meant to be circumference, whoops!)

Next I cut strips of fabric, this was to cover the plastic to make it all uniform. 

Dont worry about them freying, we cab hem them! Thats what I did, I then wrapped each circle of plastic and stitched in place. Think of it like wrapping presents, make sure it is neat and tidy, but secure.

After this, I covered each of my strips in the fabric and I ended up with this:

Yeah, still not a crinoline. 

I decided to attach each of them with string. I made a knot at the top of each and stitched them together, following the plan. This bit in my opinion took the longest! 

After all that. Wow! Well, we aren't done yet. I decided to add a waist band, with a tie closure. A strip of fabric, hemmed and then secured in place gave me this:

This was the finished project! This took me an afternoon ish to create. Im really happy with how it turned out, and the shape it gives to my skirts.

I hope you like it!

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Yours,

The Miniature Studio