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Category #1:  Basic Undergarments

The Participants:  

A Sartorial Statement (me) - 18th Century goals:  

• 1 or 2 linen shift(s)
• stays - starting over
• grand pannier
• pocket hoops
• bum pad
• 2 or 3 petticoats
• embroidered garters

Victorian goals:  

• chemise
• drawers
• corset
• bustle
• petticoats

A Slip of the Stitch - mid-Victorian goals:

• chemise
• drawers
• corset
• corded petticoat
• tucked petticoat
• cage crinoline

Regency goals:  

• basic shift
• short stay

Rococo Atelier  - 18th Century goals:

• 1780s stays
• bum pad
• large pannier 

1860s goals:

• chemise
• corset
• crinoline
• petticoats

Genteel Musings - 18th Century goals:

• linen shift
• 1740-50s stays
• panniers
• under-petticoats

The Laced Angel - 1830s

• stays research

Domowa Kostiumologia - 1880s goals:

• chemise
• corset
• lobster bustle
• petticoats

18th Century goals:  

• shift
• stays
• panniers
• petticoats

Sleeping Dragon - 1860-1880

Falbaniaste marzenia - 18th Century goals:

• chemise
• bum roll
• corset
• petticoat

Mid-19th Century goals:  

• corset
• corset cover
• bum roll
• corded petticoat

Resources:  

Historical undergarments overview by A Damsel in This Dress

An overview of 18th century stays by Diary of a Mantua Maker

"How to Make a Victorian Bustle" tutorial by American Duchess

Pannier-Along tutorial by The Dreamstress

"Late 18th Century Skirt Supports - Bums, Rumps, and Culs" overview by Démodé

Simplicity Grand Pannier pattern review by American Duchess

Laughing Moon Short Bustle pattern review by Festive Attyre

Leather Stays tutorial by Thread-Headed Snippet

Regency Half-Stays tips and tricks by American Duchess

Undergarment Inspiration by The Dreamstress

Proper Period Foundations inspiration - my Pinterest board

"Surviving The Day in a Corset" tips and tricks by American Duchess

"Speedy 18th Century Stays" tutorial by Rococo Atelier

"Making a Corded Petticoat" tutorial by The Laced Angel

The Aristocrat's explanation of her stay-making process

"Recreating the Alcega Farthingale for Modern Bodies" tutorial by Sempstress

"How to Draft a Round Hoop With the Exact Shape You Want" tutorial by The Laced Angel

Making Stays, 1730-1780 tutorial by The Mantua Maker at Midnight




If you have a pattern or tutorial you plan to use or have used, please let me know and I'll post a link to it here.