tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post7774707213154543149..comments2024-03-15T17:54:44.919-05:00Comments on Steam Ingenious: How to Make a Bustle Pad and Why You ShouldViolet von Mickelsburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-84965054898011260652013-08-08T03:08:02.001-05:002013-08-08T03:08:02.001-05:00Thanks Violet, suspected it was the case! :)
Thanks Violet, suspected it was the case! :)<br />KiwiRobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330620190433897579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-11103041452951773452013-08-07T11:13:03.838-05:002013-08-07T11:13:03.838-05:00Yeah, it sounds like your waist is too big. I hav...Yeah, it sounds like your waist is too big. I have a couple of skirts I have to safety pin at the waist because I've lost inches in the waist.Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-13497185836698352122013-08-07T05:10:12.575-05:002013-08-07T05:10:12.575-05:00HI Violet,
I made the bustle pad and skirt from ...HI Violet, <br />I made the bustle pad and skirt from Simplicity 1819, and while it does what it is supposed to, there is a droopy gap between the back of my waistband on the skirt, and the bustle pad is able to be seen at times. Does this mean my skirt is too loose around the waist, or that the pad need more poof, so it sits up higher, or maybe a combination of both? I don't like to be too constricted in the waist area. I also wondered if maybe i need to make the bustle pad a bit wider. I don't have much hip to hold things out at the side, but maybe its a bit small as well? Would appreciate thoughts. thanks! <br /><br />KiwiRobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330620190433897579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-16730979946217964712013-08-04T12:18:14.461-05:002013-08-04T12:18:14.461-05:00If you intend to wear it with the bustle pad, you ...If you intend to wear it with the bustle pad, you should hem it while wearing the pad. If you wear it without the pad, then likely the back of the skirt will drag a bit on the ground. It also depends on the size of your bustle pad, if you want to have the option of wearing the skirt with or without the pad, you might consider making a smaller pad so the difference in back length is less.Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-53775803029287844712013-08-04T12:06:06.686-05:002013-08-04T12:06:06.686-05:00Hi there! I've been reading your blog and real...Hi there! I've been reading your blog and really enjoying it; thanks very much! I'm currently making McCall's 6097 (green and red victorian dress with a detachable bustle) and I'm going to make a bustle pad to go under it. It's so exciting! I'm already done with the top and well on my way to being done with the skirt. But here's my question: should I hem it while wearing my not-yet-made bustle pad? Or does it not make so much of a difference? What would happen if I hem it with the bustle pad, then want to wear it without for some occasions? Having not made it yet, I'm having trouble envisioning just how much fabic it'll take up. Or do I wear it over my skirt, but under the bustle? I guess I was just now picturing it under the skirt, but maybe it should go between the two layers? Hmmm....<br /><br />What do you think? Am I making sense? <br /><br />Thanks for any advice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-58741380995242113562012-12-08T23:18:44.614-06:002012-12-08T23:18:44.614-06:00I have been wanting to be Disney's Ursula for ...I have been wanting to be Disney's Ursula for sometime now. I found a fantastic drawing of a costume, but need the bustle to make it come together. I had to make a few changes to your bustle. Thank you very much. Now just to put it all together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-23871681227379115452012-09-12T13:56:39.653-05:002012-09-12T13:56:39.653-05:00Thank you so much! I have made a steampunk outfit...Thank you so much! I have made a steampunk outfit for a wedding this weekend. Corset(check), awesome shoes(check), cool jacket and jewelry(check), but i knew I was missing something and just realized that I need a bustle! No time to shop for a pattern at the local overpriced fabric store. You are awesome!Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-37144355623150574402012-08-22T19:14:31.760-05:002012-08-22T19:14:31.760-05:00Thanks so much for posting this - you converted me...Thanks so much for posting this - you converted me! I made one following your instructions and it was totally worth it, I'm so glad I found your article.Kura Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958865645698396775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-56024257596546145152011-09-08T11:51:26.018-05:002011-09-08T11:51:26.018-05:00@fettlereetly
My bustle pad sits on top of my but...@<a href="#c6288110413617065950" rel="nofollow">fettlereetly</a><br /><br />My bustle pad sits on top of my butt. It's not precisely tight around my waist but fits a little further back. It's possible that you may not have the built-in support (so to speak) for the pad and may need to make a bigger one for full effect. I know someone who made one shaped more like a horse's behind and that may be a better option. (Funnily, the last time I wore mine my husband asked why I didn't wear my bustle pad. Apparenly he thinks my butt just looks like that normally. ;))Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-62881104136170659502011-09-08T09:56:16.467-05:002011-09-08T09:56:16.467-05:00I have a question - whereabouts should a bustle pa...I have a question - whereabouts should a bustle pad sit? I've tried tying it tight around my waist, but that makes it look as if i don't have one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-73654779660756266942011-07-14T12:35:11.202-05:002011-07-14T12:35:11.202-05:00The vendor probably got confused when she saw that...The vendor probably got confused when she saw that your bustle was made of stuffed cloth, cause traditionally that's what a bum roll is made of. But you're right a bum roll is still a very different thing from an entirely different period. Anyways, thanks for the explainer, I'm graduating high school next year, and the dress I'm planning on making for grad is sort of gothic, loosely based on victorian styles and I was worried about what I would do for a bustle and how I would sit on it. But you said you've had no trouble sitting on yours. It's very reassuring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-88279200507269208362011-04-02T11:32:27.423-05:002011-04-02T11:32:27.423-05:00Thanks for posting this. I hope to get off my butt...Thanks for posting this. I hope to get off my butt and make one someday. Also, I'm sorry you got complimented by that vendor then told you were doing it wrong. How rude! I do agree, that's not what Steampunk is about. The Steampunk "period" only exists in our minds, therefore we can be as creative as we want to be with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-28107787054658622712011-04-02T08:33:59.565-05:002011-04-02T08:33:59.565-05:00Thanks for posting that! I'm amazed, looking a...Thanks for posting that! I'm amazed, looking at actual Victorian bustles and bustle pads, on how many different styles there were. I highly doubt there's any way to say that there was an exact right bustle for anything (as long as it gives you the silhouette you're looking for), unless your doing a historical re-enactment of a particular person and have documentation on their wardrobe. And really, that is SO <i>NOT</i> what Steampunk is. A lot of people don't "get it" if it's not recreating a specific period in history.<br />But I have to agree that a bustle under a skirt like that looks so much better than when the back ruffles like that go flat. And proper support like a corset can make the difference when wearing Victorian style tailored tops too.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416602882174819628noreply@blogger.com