2 reviews for Period Costume for Stage & Screen Eight-Steel Bustle – Pattern Sheet 27, View C
Rated 4 out of 5
Karolina Granath –
This is a beautiful bustle and very easy to make. Beige cotton and crinoline steel were used. I placed the boning on the outside instead of on the inside, and used plastic boning along the grommets where it laces. The back piece (the bustle part) was made 2,5″ wider to make the bustle bigger.
Rated 4 out of 5
Catherine Scholar –
I’ve made this bustle three times. It’s simple and easy, looks great and supports even very heavy skirts. The only tricky part is sewing the center back inside seam, which has to happen after the steels are in. They really want to snap straight while you stitch it, so it helps to have someone else hold the steels in place while you sew. I see from Karolina’s review that she put a lacing in there – that would probably be easier and more adjustable.
Karolina Granath –
This is a beautiful bustle and very easy to make. Beige cotton and crinoline steel were used. I placed the boning on the outside instead of on the inside, and used plastic boning along the grommets where it laces. The back piece (the bustle part) was made 2,5″ wider to make the bustle bigger.
Catherine Scholar –
I’ve made this bustle three times. It’s simple and easy, looks great and supports even very heavy skirts. The only tricky part is sewing the center back inside seam, which has to happen after the steels are in. They really want to snap straight while you stitch it, so it helps to have someone else hold the steels in place while you sew. I see from Karolina’s review that she put a lacing in there – that would probably be easier and more adjustable.