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By Claire Brewer on February 8, 2009 9:09 AM | | Comments (144)

I bought a fabulous dress off ebay (this one) with a circle skirt and thought I'd make a petticoat to go underneath it. I looked at the prices and thought I could make it cheaper.

The tulle was cheaper but oh my god I don't think the work put in justifies me ever making one myself again. I am currently stitching (ok, by machine, not by hand) together 12 bits of 25X400cm fabric to give me a length of net 48m long, and I then have to gather that and stitch it onto a circle with a circumference of 16m. Oh and bind one of the long edges in satin to make it look nice.

Pics of the 16m stage:

meringuesewing stationsewing, sewing, sewing

My conclusion is that it might be slightly cheaper to make one yourself, but save your sanity and buy one. I haven't bought one from this seller yet, but I am going to in the future. Her eBay feedback is positive and the photos look great.

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