1880s Bustle Dress Recreation

Squarepic Research is great, but nothing beats recreation. Katherine walks us through her reproduction of an 1880s bustle dress.

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bookwyrm 6 years 8 months

Fantastic! That's a gorgeous reconstruction.

koshkathecat 6 years 7 months

Thank you!!!

elensari 6 years 7 months

Extremely well done! Your steps are clear and easy, and I loved seeing your method. Thank you for sharing this. If you choose to share that excellent fabric, please let us know. :-)

koshkathecat 6 years 6 months

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

And here's the fabric :)

http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/665944

purplepincushion 6 years 7 months

Fabric

Oh my gosh!! I just read about your Spoonflower suggestion with the scanned print. I have several vintage flower sacks in the most beautiful prints, but I only have one sack of each print. Not enough to make an adult sized garment with. I will definitely be trying this! Thank you soooo much! What a wonderful way to preserve history.