HOW TO | 18th Century Pleated Skirt (Petticoat)

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A step-by-step tutorial of how to sew an 18th century petticoat, perfect for history-bounding looks.
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@KatherineSewing Год назад

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@lauraoergel6003 3 года назад

This is gorgeous!! The trick is to leave 3 or 4 inches of the back panel unpleated so they overlap and make a placket. I add pockets in at that point 😋

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Thank you! ☺️ And thanks for the tip! Do you leave it unpleated at the sides of the back panel?

@anne637i 2 года назад

@@KatherineSewing I would say at the sides

@jamierguillory Год назад

This is what I was thinking of doing when I make one.

@thearchivemermaid2033 3 года назад

I need to start building up my petticoat collection (for historic styles and warmth) I love how this version has the tied waist. Me being new to historical had no idea there was a way to hide the ties so well. I can now have several petticoats that double as the top layer! Probably not the flannel bed-sheet with polar bears on it though...

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

That’s awesome! 😊

@katechaste 2 года назад

glad to know I'm not the only one repurposing old bedsheets XD

@goldengryphon Год назад

I think the flannel as an underskirt would be amazing in the winter!

@GoingGreenMom Год назад

@@katechaste how did it turn out? And can I reuse the top and bottom hems without it looking too weird? Thinking this would mainly be an around the house or under layer skirt in burgundy flannel from sheets.

@lauraandrews1676 2 года назад

This is exactly what I need! I'm trying to lose weight, so I'm scared to make any clothing with expensive fabric that might not fit me in a few months. I was trying to come up with ways to make an adjustable skirt that didn't use elastic, because I love a regular flat waistband. I had actually thought up something similar to this, but only open on one side, and I don't have the knowledge to actually bring it from my brain to a physical object. You made this look so easy (even the pleats!) that I don't even feel intimidated. I can't wait to try this out.

@franciscatimm6099 2 года назад

Thank you so much for making this video. I'm just starting out with sewing and I'm pretty terrible at it. But I was able to make this skirt for my 6 year old in a day. She absolutely loves it. Now time to make one for myself

@KatherineSewing 2 года назад

Thanks for your comment, Francisca, that is so great to hear! Good for you! 😍

@brittanypennington9716 Год назад

I'm definitely going to be making at least one of these! I love how there are little details of many pieces of historical clothing that are suitable) adjustable for the different stages of women's life---gaining or losing weight, maternity or nursing. So practical, but beautiful at the same time. Thank you for sharing this with us!

@alexreywils 4 года назад

This looks like a great beginner project. I've been looking for a skirt project for history bounding. I'll be back to watch this video when I build up the courage to start!

@KatherineSewing 4 года назад

Alexis Negron Great! Good luck ☺️

@carosamchwa3081 3 года назад

I love the skirt and the fabric color! One thing I’ve seen when tying up the ribbons is that the back panel is tied up first, then the front. That way, you won’t get that side pocket overlap from the back panel. Thanks for the video!

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Thanks! Yes, I have been tying it that way and it does look much better 😊

@denisedodson1322 Год назад

I also thought about tying the back panel first. That way, if pockets are added inside on the front panel, the pockets would be easily accessible.

@laurapajamas612 3 года назад

Awesome work! It would be nice to see a photo of the whole skirt being worn! I'm excited to make my own :)

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Laura pajamas Thank you! ☺️

@MrsCelesteB Год назад

Thank you for simplifying the petticoat! Going to make a new petticoat this weekend! ❤

@ninazaverl4600 4 месяца назад

Thanks, love you instructions. I also like your green dress at the beginning of this video 😊

@azrani2023 Год назад

Thank you for making this very informative video. I loved the calm style of it - with the classical music in the background, your gentle and non-stressed way of talking and the encouragement you offered to beginners (like me). Love the fabric colour of your skirt and of course how it turned out. I'm absolutely going to try this out in the future.

@nimuek3107 Год назад

I started making and wearing these post partum and I am OBSESSED. Had seen them before but your video/article inspired me to bring it into every day wear.

@anikasirkel8696 2 года назад

I just finished this skirt! Thank you so much for sharing your skills!

@KatherineSewing 2 года назад

Yaay, congrats! 👏💕

@Jerry-kg9pr Год назад

Thank you . wonderful instructional video .

@proverbs31inspired 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video. I made my first attempt of this today. I was perhaps a bit overly ambitious and decided to add pockets. With a bit of fussing I was able to make it work. Wouldn't have even attempted the pockets first try but this tutorial was so helpful and made it seem simple and easy to make I had the confidence to go for it! I'm a beginner at sewing but I live your videos. Definitely going to try a few more that you've posted after this. Thank you! ❤

@goldengryphon Год назад

Thank you for this! I've been sewing "historical for awhile, but had always done a basic gathered drawstring or pleated with skirt hooks. I knew there was another type of waist closing but just ... couldn't .. Then a discovered I needed to take a woolen skirt apart and redo the waist band - what better time to try what I had been avoiding! I was able to take the waist band off, unpick the pleating, and unpick side seams while watching your video. Now I'm off to check what ribbon I have on hand so I can put it all back together, just better fitting! Thank you so much!

@KatherineSewing Год назад

Great!! So glad this helped ☺️

@Carolina-uq2lx 2 года назад

LOVE IT ! tomorrow I'll wear my Katherine Skirt for the first time ! So proud !!!!!! (even though it's far from perfect)

@KatherineSewing 2 года назад

Yaaay! Good for you!! 💕💕

@samyandthekids8651 3 года назад

You deserve so many more visualizations, your channel is amazing. Keep doing videos please!

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Thanks so much! 🥰

@allcapsoff 3 года назад

thank you for making this i very much like dressing in classic styles and this video was very informative on how to make this myself

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

allcapsoff Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😊

@rebeccaharden6018 2 года назад

I love the dress you have on! I loved the post. thank you.

@KatherineSewing 2 года назад

Hi Rebecca, thank you so much! 💕 Glad you found it helpful 😍

@juliajanssens8432 2 года назад

Fascinating and excellent explanation: you are a good teacher and your voice is pleasant and therapeutic. Well done.

@KatherineSewing 2 года назад

Thank you for your positive feedback, Julia! 💕☺️

@gabriellalsanmax 2 года назад

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I’ve been looking EVERYWHERE for a video like this!

@KatherineSewing 2 года назад

Wow, that's great! You are very welcome ☺️💕

@historianhilly 3 года назад

Petticoats have always been so daunting to me, but I think I'll give it a go now... Loved it!

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Glad you found this helpful, thank you! 😊

@siwjohansen9318 3 года назад

Thank you, this is super easy 💖🥰💖

@TracyTheRed 3 года назад

Wonderful! I will use this as a tutorial for my first beginner project. I want to make separate pockets for it too.

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Awesome!

@tarynb1538 2 года назад

thank you!!! I've been looking for a tutorial on this style and I couldn't find one until now!!

@KatherineSewing 2 года назад

Hi Taryn, that’s great! You are very welcome 😊

@Tiger89Lilly 3 года назад

I love this. This will be my first completed handsewn project. I've been dying to do a petticote but not sure how to incorporate it into my wardrobe but this has helped

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Awesome! Good luck, and I’m glad you found this helpful 🥰

@Tiger89Lilly 3 года назад

@@KatherineSewing I have some green linen which I think would be amazing. I have some white linen and cotton which I can use for other petticottes to keep my legs warm this winter

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

@@Tiger89Lilly That sounds amazing! I have been wanting to make more of these in brighter colours 😊 It would also be amazing as a layering piece!

@emilysmith2784 3 года назад

If you tie the back on first then the front the joins will be less noticeable as well.

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Thanks! I have been tying it that way and it is much better 🙂

@brandielee7971 2 года назад

I plan to do this but with cartridge pleats.

@amandarichard4739 2 года назад

'I actually enjoy doing the pleating'. Omg...I could never. Wanna come do mine? i tried for over and hour and was in tears by the end of it lol.

@KatherineSewing 2 года назад

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that 😫 Doing large cartridge pleats might be an option for you to try. It involves using gathering stitches to create pleats, and in that way you can pull up on the gathering threads to create the skirt width you require easily. If you look up cartridge pleating, often they are tiny little pleats, but you can use the same technique to make larger, 18th c pleats ☺️ Hope this helps!

@surrenderlotusfeet7119 Год назад

Hare Krishna 🙏🌹 Why did I not think of this? It has been months and months that I have wondered how to make a petticoat WITHOUT elastics, yet can wax and wan in size. Thank you.

@Messier45_Pleiades 6 месяцев назад

Great hair.

@surrenderlotusfeet7119 Год назад

... what if one sewed two or four belt loops onto the front panel? And sewed a buckle onto the back panel bands (extending the waist band to have enough for such a buckle). I know it sounds fussy, but it would hold the front panel in place. Just this morning I sewed myself a belt using a simple band (ironed exactly how you did yours) and attached the ends to a plastic "clip buckle" I had picked up on a whim at the local habadashery. It is very wide. The fabric belt is 1 and a half inches wide. I saw your video on your beautiful hair and you also showed a beige dress you wear with a wide belt. Another idea is to make a casing that is wide enough to slip over the belt. So then the skirt back simply hangs from the belt via this casing... And the buckle expands and contracts with the waxing and waning tummy. I am just throwing ideas out there. Your video is just what I was looking for. I need petticoats for my sarees and they can't have elastic. They have to be solid enough to tuck a saree into. But I prefer pleats to gathers and your video has answered my dilemma. (I have been following breadcrumbs since watching your hair videos yesterday. )

@JessMakingArt 3 года назад

Lovely! If you tied the back ties first and the front ties second, then overlap would be in the opposite direction and therefore closer to your back, right? Just a thought! :) great job!

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Thank you! Yes I have been tying it that way now and it does look better 😊

@laniinla2354 3 года назад

I love it! How do the pleats hold up after washing? I am transitioning my wardrobe to more natural materials, but ironing all the linen is a lot! Also, Can you tell me more about this blue shirt you’re wearing at the end?

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Thank you! 😊 The pleats hold up well, in the beginning I would iron them after a washing but I have’t ironed it in months and it still looks fine. The blue shirt is made from a lightweight cotton and a self-drafted pattern. The pattern was made straight from my loose-fitting bodice block, with short “flutter” sleeves. 😊

@ariluz6389 3 года назад

Thank you for this helpful video! But I am a bit confused about the width I need for the rectangles. Do I take my hip measurement all the way round three times or just the half of it? Love the way you just do it without worrying too much :)

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Ari Luz Thank you, and good question! It is three times your total hip measurement, so each rectangle would be 1.5 times your hip measurement. Hope that makes sense 😊

@ChandraBrooks 3 года назад

Thanks for this video. I need a few of these for general wardrobe and appreciate that you did it by machine! I feel like when I'm handsewing it's better to do on something complicated where I need to think slowly and don't want to have to keep unstitching because machine speed is too much. Do you have anything about that green dress you were wearing at the beginning of the video? I NEED that one!

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

I’m glad you liked the video! 😊 I feel the same way about hand-sewing. That is my Regency-Inspired summer dress, here is the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zBKTuhOBqnQ.html

@AH-cy4md 2 года назад

Yeah, I’ve found that hand sewing is actually enjoyable, while machine sewing tends to lead to a whole lot of 🤬 cussing, I’ve discovered I hate it. I’m going to be changing a long 6 gore skirt with a simple drawstring waist to this style. I need to have adjustable waists. I’ve already made a pocket.

@s49t 9 месяцев назад

does each panel need to be 3x hip width?

@shannonbrown7488 3 года назад

I'm a quilter, never made garments before. In quilting it's common to pre-wash fabric first, Do you recommend this with petticoat before sewing?

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

Good question! Yes, always pre-wash your fabric 🙂

@karenkristiansen-stuart8348 Год назад

Hello again I was wondering if making the front piece slightly narrower than the rear, I could put pockets in the front seam? Have you any experience with this? Karen

@KatherineSewing Год назад

I don't think you can attach pockets, because then that would close the side slit which is the means of getting this skirt on/off, and adjusting the fit. In the 18th century, women would wear a separate pocket underneath their skirt, tied around their waist. ☺️

@eileenfb1948 Год назад

I may be wrong but did you tie the front first and then the back? The front should be tied last to cover the back piece at the sides, putting the visible join further back.

@heidirexin5141 Год назад

I would like to have seen the full length of the skirt once finished, not just the few inches at the top.

@lilymcghee8363 3 года назад

I really like this skirt. Is it actually a skirt or a petticoat? Also does this kind of skirt have a special name. I’d like to make a skirt suitable for an 18th century working class woman. Do you think this would be suitable and would they always be pleated or would they sometimes be gathered? Thanks

@KatherineSewing 3 года назад

I call it a skirt because I wear it as an outer layer, but it is the exact same type of construction as an 18th century petticoat, and could be worn as an under-layer. It would definitely be suitable for 18th century costume. I believe they may have been gathered as well. 🙂

@kristinconway3101 2 года назад

How would I make this a dress? I’m designing a dress based on the 1993 Much Ado About Nothing, and I want it to have a very historical feel. Thanks!

@KatherineSewing 2 года назад

I would think your best option would be make a separate skirt and bodice ☺️ Or simply pleating up your skirt and attaching it to the bodice

@kristinconway3101 2 года назад

@@KatherineSewing Okay thanks! I think cartridge pleats would be best anyhow, so I’m planning on making a separate skirt and bodice! Have a blessed day! ☺️👍

@sangria-margarita Год назад

Do you think the waist ties could work on a circle skirt?

@ClaudiaDavZam 9 месяцев назад

Yes, mexican folklore skirts are circular but have the same waist ties.

@MsFaithHopeLove3 2 года назад

What is it your using to sew by hand ?

@KatherineSewing 2 года назад

Needle, thread, and pink silicone thimble ☺️

@homeiswonderland Год назад

The waist of my skirt always slips down and reveals the ties. Any suggestions? I think they'd stay better with a pair of stays, but that's not an option at the moment.

@KatherineSewing Год назад

I would say to use wider ties, and don’t use satin ribbon, use something with more grip like cotton twill tape, or sew matching ties.

@homeiswonderland Год назад

@@KatherineSewing It is cotton twill tape, but I'll give wider ties a try in the future. Thanks for responding 🙂