Chaotically Starching My Victorian Petticoats

In the mid-1800's, they liked big, puffy skirts. But how does one get big puffy skirts before the invention of the hoopskirt? You wear super heavily starched petticoats of course!

In this video, I will take you through the steps I used to starch four of my petticoats at once -- a corded petticoat, a multi-tiered ruffled petticoat, a single ruffled petticoat, and a ruffled bustle petticoat.

Once you've starched your petticoats, they will literally stand up on end (hence, the pettighosts). And when you have finished, you will have lovely, crisp petticoats, and wonderfully puffy skirts.

Check out the rest of my 1830's project at this playlist:    • Plaid 1830's Dress  

Materials needed for four petticoats
Powdered corn starch (I used 16 oz)
Water (16 cups boiling, plus additional hot water)
A large pot
An even larger pot or basin/tub of some sort
Petticoats
Clothesline or hanging place of some sort
An iron with steam capabilities

This is the tutorial I used to start out with: https://thedreamstress.com/2017/11/su...

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