divided bum pad

[elizabeth_mn]

Made this in a couple hours the other day. I have completely, 100% copied A Fractured Fairytale's awesome bum pad(s). (Or tried to anyway.) This striped cotton is not ideal but it was stash fabric so there.



I tried it under a petticoat. I like the shape but wow, holy butt crack! I wanted a divide of course but this is a bit much.



I tried my padded petticoat over it as well to help soften/reduce the split, but it was just too much volume and the shape was too large. So hopefully the second petticoat and the gown skirt will soften the shape slightly.

Front and side, still just the pad and one petticoat:





I have also done two mockups of the bodice pattern and it's almost ready to cut. The only thing I am not perfectly happy with is my shape in my stays. There's plenty of boob support (even despite the aforementioned hoisting) but the waist is so big. I am lacing the stays completely closed but I would be happier going smaller. I feel a bit barrel-like; there is only about 1" of waist reduction.

I am not going to make new stays right now and I don't even want to mess around with modding these, but it's a drag that I am making this dress to fit over these ones when a better pair might be in my future. Ah, well, a minor complaint.

Comments

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

I totally made a copy of Aubry's, too! She even gave me the measurements. :p I ended up taking out a lot of padding because I have a lot of hip to start with - the pillows were literally straight out from the waist, which looked too much like the older bumroll shape. I also overlapped the pillows slightly (1"), which I think reduced the crack a bit. Other than that, it's pretty much the same! Silk doesn't fall between as much as linen or cotton, too.

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I might rip the pads off and re sew them with overlap. Good idea!

I stuffed these pretty softly to avoid a straight out shape. I always feel cautious about that with pads.

[kaesha-nikovana.livejournal.com]

Cool! I've thought about making one of these too, but I haven't gotten around to it. That does give some impressive butt crack! I like Ginger's idea of overlapping them a bit. I need to remember that!

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think I will try to re sew them with overlap.

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

That's some good progress! The divided bumpad is a really interesting thing. I always want new stays and corsets because there's always something that I want to fix, even though I take forever to make them. ;p

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

I love it when people share the times when things didn't quite work out the way they really wanted the first time out, because it reminds us that even The Greats (like you!) have to try a few times to get it the way they imagined in their mind's eye. Love the stripe you used for them and I look forward to seeing everything when you get the kinks worked out! Sounds like it won't take much alteration at all to make it exactly how you want :)

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

I agree - I want to see the whole process, not just the shiny finished object!

You're sweet but I am definitely not one of the greats. Nice to hear it, though. :)

[vanityfairy.livejournal.com]

Yes that's an impressive butt crack, but I think it'll look fab under silk, much more froofy than limp and heavy linen!

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

That is SPECTASSTACULAR!