Undergarments for Chemise a la Reine?

[madamemodiste]

I need to make a chemise and a petticoat for the chemise a la reine. I have a corset already. I have a pattern for the chemise, but what kind of petticoat do I need to make? Advice on how full it should be? Do I wear a bum roll?

Should they be of linen or cotton? Light weight, I assume.

Comments

[fiofiorina.livejournal.com]

I wear the following under my chemise:

shift (short sleeved)
corset
bum-pad
fluffy woollen petticoat (née blanket)
and (since last week) a muslin petticoat.

And of course stockings & shoes

Cool, thank you!

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

Oooh, a bum pad? What's it look like? I can make that!

Any advice on the petticoat? Fullness, shape?

Re: Cool, thank you!

[fiofiorina.livejournal.com]

Look here - I wore the petticoat last winter as "modern" skirt for dance training - the fluffy white thing:
http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s205/Nymeria_Martell/Les%20Tabourot/

The bumpad looks roughly like the moon, approx 3 days after being full. constructed after trial & error principe, but if you'd like, I could take pictures tonight.

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

I have a linen one, but I'm no expert! I love the painting in your icon - do you have a bigger one?

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

photo emailed to you!

Linen sounds good :D

(I love watching Katherine's icon changing pictures at a different rate in the posts!)

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

I haven't made one of these, but there was some discussion of undergarments here: http://community.livejournal.com/chemisedresses/2189.html

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

LOL!! I JUST signed up for that community! YAY!

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

I wanted to make sure you knew about it, anyway!

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

Makes sense to tell me about it since they seem to cover all the things I'm asking about. Thank you!!!

[jennylafleur.livejournal.com]

I wear a shift (chemise), 2 lightweight petticoats and a bum roll or false rump. I used the Wingeo pattern (the only one in the line I like! :>) for that. http://www.jennylafleur.com/precis/2004_01.htm

The petticoats are just 2-3 panels of fabric pleated onto a waistband. Linen is probably more accurate but cotton is easier on the budget so that is what I have right now. Both Katherine and I have short tutorials on 18th century petticoats you might find helpful.

http://www.jennylafleur.com/study/petticoat.htm
http://koshka-the-cat.com/18c_petticoat.html

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Lady!! You rock!!

And I'm SOOO glad you liked the Wingeo pattern. I'm suffering from sticker shock on the RH pattern...$40 with shipping. I know it's top quality, but this is just for little ole me.

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

Oh wait. You mean you used the Wingeo for the underthings, not the gown. Darn it!

[jennylafleur.livejournal.com]

I was going to say they want $40 for a bum roll pattern! But no, I used the Waugh diagram for the dress and the Wingeo for the false rump.

[chloeandrudy.livejournal.com]

Look what I found, a commhttp://community.livejournal.com/chemisedresses/unity on chemise dresses:

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

LOL, we were just talking about that comm, in the comments above, probably just as you were posting. Great minds!

[chloeandrudy.livejournal.com]

It makes it easier to find all this info in one community, than trying to remember it or find it later when I decide to make mine. Just not a priority right now but definitely in the workplan.

[chloeandrudy.livejournal.com]

And why the heck when I paste the http in, it puts it in the middle of the sentence I was typing before it? Now that link isn't working.

o/t, but I have to ask --

[mythosidhe.livejournal.com]

Where did you get that icon? I want to see the full picture!

Re: o/t, but I have to ask --

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

I made it this morning after seeing it here:
http://www.blastmilk.com/decollete/revolutionary-fashion/chemise-dress.php

I love that it's a big size so you can see detail well.

Re: o/t, but I have to ask --

[mythosidhe.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I might have known it came from Kallisti, her site is such a fabulous resource. The detail on that is amazing! Even down to the hem of her skirts.