Duchess Petticoat

The Petticoat for the Duchess gown will consist of a fully boned Swiss cotton tulle bodice, an attached duchess silk bra top with quilted bust cups, double satin silk silk with a multi-layered metallic silk organza skirt.

For the tulle bodice, I using 2 layers of cotton tulle. One layer is cut on the straight grain and the other layer is cut on the cross grain. I hand baste both layers together around all sides of the pieces before sewing the seams. This ensures that the 2 layers will not move around when I sew them.

Cotton tulle bodice pieces lined up after being hand basted.

Close up of hand basted tulle bodice pieces.

The full Duchess Petticoat bodice pattern after corrections.

Cutting the tulle on straight and cross grains.