It’s very easy. This is a great early bustle overskirt for stiffer fabrics as it does not have any pleats or draping. It only has two pattern pieces and is very easy to make. I have used it twice so far, once with an upholstery weight plaid silk and once with an upholstery weight cotton with a burned out velvet overlay and both times the pattern came out great. Total sewing time is a day for a plain version or maybe two days if you get really fancy with the decorations.
Rated 5 out of 5
Carmen –
I used this pattern for the overskirt of my bustle dinner gown. I am planning on wearing it for a Victorian/Edwardian Dinner party I am attending for Valentines Day, 2003. See phots of her 1870s Tie-Apron Overskirt under her #TV460 1885 Cuirass Bodice review.
Annette –
It’s very easy. This is a great early bustle overskirt for stiffer fabrics as it does not have any pleats or draping. It only has two pattern pieces and is very easy to make. I have used it twice so far, once with an upholstery weight plaid silk and once with an upholstery weight cotton with a burned out velvet overlay and both times the pattern came out great. Total sewing time is a day for a plain version or maybe two days if you get really fancy with the decorations.
Carmen –
I used this pattern for the overskirt of my bustle dinner gown. I am planning on wearing it for a Victorian/Edwardian Dinner party I am attending for Valentines Day, 2003. See phots of her 1870s Tie-Apron Overskirt under her #TV460 1885 Cuirass Bodice review.