I looked at my survey of six original corded petticoats. Four have the cords woven into the fabric; two have the cords sewn into the fabric. Of the four petticoats with woven cords: the cords are on the weft on three of them, on the warp on one of them.
Details of the petticoat in my collection: Fabric - very finely woven cotton, 37.25" wide selvage to selvage Waist = 27.5" Length = 35" Circumference = 111.75" Three panels, selvage to selvage Seams: Plain, selvage to selvage Seam allowance = 1.5 mm Overhand seam, hand-sewn, 25 stitches/inch Opening: In-seam Fastening: Button and buttonhole; button torn off 134 tightly-twisted cotton cords, 1.5mm in diameter 24 at the bottom edge, woven side-by-side, folded in half for a hem; then 18 groups of 9 cords woven side-by-side, each group spaced .625" apart; then 38 single cords spaced .3875" apart. Distance from top cord to waist = 4.25" Regards, Carolann [email protected] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
