Completed: Black Snail Bustle Pad/HSM March ’22

As one who is not much endowed around the hips and in back, I decided to supplement my figure in my 1890s outfit with a bustle pad. Bustle pads were the last vestige of bustles. They built up the rear and hips to fill out the skirt more, giving the illusion that one's waist was…

WIP: Edwardian Underthings

I have been working steadily on my Edwardian undergarments from Folkwear 203. Since starting it I added a bustle pad to my To Sew for Victorian Stroll list. I looked at several pattern and went with the one from Black Snail because it has size option, and uses batting instead of stuffing which I already…