Learn how to make a drawstring closure on your Edwardian petticoat. The Edwardian drawstring closure is fast and easy to sew. And what’s best: you don’t have to sew a placket! 😀
This Edwardian petticoat drawstring closure is based on an antique Edwardian petticoat. The drawstring waistband gathers the fabric mainly at the back creating a big butt that was fashionable in the Edwardian era. But you can also use the drawstring closure for your modern skirts.
‘The top of the petticoat is finished with an under-facing, which forms a casing for tapes that are tacked back of the darts in the side-gores and drawn out through openings made at the center of the back, thus regulating the fullness about the waist and avoiding the need of a placket.’ (The Delineator, 1896)
Details Of The Edwardian Drawstring Closure
- easy & fast to sew
- no need to make a placket
- gathers the fabric mainly at the back
- creates a fashionable Edwardian big butt
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How To Sew An Edwardian Petticoat Drawstring Closure
1. Finish the waist with bias facing. Then turn the facing to the inside and press with an iron.
2. Make two eyelets about 4″ (10cm) from the center back seam: So the two eyelets are 8″ (20cm) apart. By the way, you can also make the eyelets closer together or further apart. Pierce the fabric with an awl – just the petticoat, not the facing – and sew the eyelets.
3. Then stitch two tapes to the sides (approximately at the first darts) of the petticoat. And thread the tapes through the eyelets so they cross at the back.
4. Now stitch the bias facing down without catching the tapes.
5. To put on your Edwardian petticoat, pull the ties. This will primarily gather your petticoat between the eyelets at the back. Then tie the tapes into a bow.
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can I know more about the cross over process of the tie? does the cross go over happen on the front?
The ties start at the sides of the petticoat and cross over at the back between the two eyelets. Hope this helps! 🙂
Should I enlarge the width of my back panel if I choose to add a drawstring closure to an already existing petticoat pattern to get the gathered effect?
You must at least increase the width so much that the skirt waistband is large enough to go over your hips or shoulders. But you can add even more width if you want. Hope this helps! 😀