Cutting on the stand!

With my understructure complete I moved onto the rest of my costume, starting with the petticoat.

I really struggled with the petticoat, I looked at a lot of different resources for advice, but I just couldn't get the fabric to lie flat across the front. I remembered a throwaway remark Flic had made to me about her petticoat last year: putting a huge box pleat on the CF:

Okay so it needs a good press and even-ing out, but it's getting there. I neatened it today and we shall see monday if it is right.

After that I cut my bodice, pretty simple really - 2 piece with stomacher. Once it was cut it was adapted to be laced at the lower CB to pull in the sack back.

Job for Monday - sack back!