Steampunk bustle skirt

Ruffle and bustle to your own leg-kickin' tune!! . Free tutorial with pictures on how to make a bustle skirt in 12 steps by dressmaking with fabric, sewing machine, and lace. Inspired by burlesque & pinup. How To posted by Becca K. Difficulty: 3/5. Cos...

How to Make a Self-Bustling Skirt: With just the small addition of Curtain Tape, you can turn any long skirt into a fabulous bustling skirt! You will need: Fabric Curtain Tape Thread Buttons Overlock Machine Sewing Machine Lighter

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Steampunk is the name given to a new and modern reinterpretation of Victorian clothing. Essentially, Victorian clothing elements (such as lace, corsets, bustles and flounces) are combined with industrial themes (such as metal, leather, and dark colours) to create a very modern and often burlesque look. I - rather suddenly - decided to go to a steampunk…

Maybe make/get a crimson bustle over skirt instead of a belt? Adds the color you want and give more Victorian feel to the dress. Just a suggestion:)

Cosplay on the Cheap By Carol Holaday 1871- origin unknown In the latter part of the 1800s, the hoop skirt that was so popular during the Civil War period was replaced by the bustle. A bustle is a device or framework used mostly in the middle to late nineteenth century that was designed to hold up and enhance the fullness of the drapery attached to the back of a woman’s skirt. Many women liked having a bustle, because it helped balance the push-up effect in the upper bodice front, created by…

Don't freak out - just because it's called a cage doesn't mean it's some of kind of torture implement. Actually, a bustle cage is something that Sir Mix-a-Lot would probably appreciate, since its purpose was to create a kind of giant artificial derriere to emphasize the tiny waists that were all the rage for women during the Victorian Era. You know how very complicated flower arrangements require a hunk of floral foam to support and shape them? Well, the idea here is the same - a contraption…