Drindl tutorial

[mmcnealy]

I ran across this drindl dress diary, and I found it fascinating that she uses a "hansel" or a piece of checkered fabric to space her pleats on the skirt and apron. Also, braiding the ends of the cartridge pleat threads and leaving wide seam allowances in the bodice make this a piece of clothing that can be easily altered in the future.

A nice example of clothing, not costume

Comments

[aeddie.livejournal.com]

Hansel. Now I have a name for what I've been doing for the last 8 years. :D Braiding the threads is a nice idea.

[wortschmiedin.livejournal.com]

the Hänsel is genius

[merastra.livejournal.com]

OMG, I love both the "hansel" checkers AND the combo of braiding the threads and leaving a large seam allowance.

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

I was actually taught to use gingham for cartridge pleats, years ago when I first joined the SCA. ;-)

Though the Hansel is nearer smocking prep than garden variety cartridge pleats.

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

OMG! The hansel is brilliant! Now I will want to find a way to use one in an upcoming project....*chortle*

[hohenstein.livejournal.com]

That sounds like what a friend who was in a traditional dance group in Hesse told me. The womens dirndls were made to accommodate "middle-aged spread" & would last for most of a lifetime. The apron helped hide the expanding gap in the "stomacher" type front.

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