Upcoming Events
These are events we expect to attend as demonstrators. We may attend other local events on an ad hoc basis. Check back for changes!
2012 Tentative Calendar
Prado Civil War – March 30/April 1
Costa Mesa Civil War – April TBD
El Dorado Park Civil War (Long Beach) – July 21-22
Huntington Beach – Tentative, Labor Day weekend
Marching Thru History Expo (Prado Park, Chino) – October TBD
Elizabeth Herbert
May 25, 2010 at 9:38 pm
Hello Mrs. Gibbons,
I’m a member of the GBACG and was reading your recent thread regarding alterations for a girl’s dress. In the thread, you mentioned that you also bought a corded petticoat. I’m making one now, and am curious as to how the skirt is attached to the waistband. I’ve heard that stroked gathers were used, but if it’s not absolutely necessary to use this method, I would be sooo happy.
Elizabeth
mrsmarvel
May 25, 2010 at 10:11 pm
My dear Elizabeth,
Thank you so much for your comment. The corded petticoat was a bit of a mystery at first. It is lightly gathered to a waistband and has a button center back. The waistband also has four buttons on the outside which really puzzled me until I remembered something I had read about attaching petticoats to suspenders. This was in a ladies dress reform article but it clicked. I have a simple shift that goes under the dress and the four buttons match up to both sides, center front and back. It makes sense that little girls were dressed as small women that they would wear a shift under their dress. If you would like me to post a picture of the shift and petticoat I would be happy to do so.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs Gibbons