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Ladies in Red (part 1.5)

3/1/2020

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​As you know, I've already put a lot of thought and preparation into our next red Renaissance dresses. And then I was browsing my online discount store guilty pleasure, Wish.com, and came across petticoats at a too-good-to-be-true price. And I began thinking, it sure would be nice to have new petticoats to go with the new dresses, as petticoat polyester doesn't mix well with cockle burs.
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I mean, for $10, how could I not?
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​To my mild surprise, they actually came (I have ordered things from Wish that have gotten lost in the mail). Of course, they were one-size-fits-all. And by one size, they mean one tiny Chinese lady size. 

When I got them out of their packaging, their one hoop sprang up like a pop-up tent or windshield sun screen. I was pleased to find the top tummy panel part was stretch fabric. Even so, it was still too small for me. So, I purchased some remnant stretch sport nylon, and a little petticoat tulle, and went to work. 

I didn't take too many pictures of the process, but it was very simple. I opened the skirt along the back seam, and inserted a large isosceles triangle the length of the skirt with the narrow tip at the skirt hem, and the wide top edge with the additional inches needed for the waist. I used the tulle to fill in some of the gap in the back, but I ended up not having enough to completely fill it in. But no one will be able to tell once the underskirt is worn over it. Plus, this one fuzzy picture is probably the only time you'll see the petticoat ;)
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