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Ladies' Victorian Underthings workshops with Melanie Unruh

Melanie Unruh will be teaching you how to create essential underthings for your Victorian or Neo-Victorian dress, Saturday and Sunday of the first two weekends in July 2024 - July 6 & 7, and 13 & 14 - this is a 4-day workshop.

Melanie has been creating historical and fantasy clothing for decades, almost every era from Viking to Victorian.

We will be meeting at Lara Beckwith's studio - attendees will be e-mailed the address.

This workshop is for intermediate and more experienced sewers. If you have basic sewing skills (including if you're a quilt-maker), you'll be fine in this class.

We'll be using Truly Victorian Patterns, TV 102 Chemise and Drawers and TV 108, the Grand Bustle Pattern, and TV170 Victorian Petticoats. Workshop cost includes both patterns and the bustle wire kit for TV 108. Sorry, we cannot refund registrations; they can be transferred to another person though.

The cost for the workshop is $125, which includes patterns and bustle wire; if you already own the patterns and have bustle wire, you can purchase the workshop only at $70. A light Tea will be provided.

Please bring the following tools and supplies:

- Fabric; premium quality white muslin or Kona cotton, or premium-quality quilting prints
3 5/8 yards for the chemise (plus 3 yards if you want to make matching drawers, which we may cover in this workshop depending on time); chemise and drawers were typically white
5 3/4 yards for the bustle - can be any color, but light colors/prints preferred
5 1/2 yards for the petticoat - can be any color, but light colors/prints preferred

Notions and trimmings
Chemise (and drawers) 1 1/2 yards beading lace, 2 yards ribbon, 3 yards cotton eyelet trim (optional), two small buttons (optional); add 2 buttons and 1 1/2 yards lightweight twill tape for drawers
Bustle - 10 yards cotton eyelet trim (optional)
Petticoat - 1 1/2 yards lightweight twill tape, lace or eyelet trims (optional)

Equipment and tools
Sewing machine and bobbins
Ruffler foot and rolled hem foot
Needles, including a large-eye handsewing needle, regular handsewing and machine needles
Sewing pins
Matching thread
Measuring tape
Patterning paper or interfacing
Fabric chalk or makers
Pencil
Ruler
Scissors - paper and fabric; snips
Seam ripper