Juul Thijssen | I raided a patent library: Edwardian Bustle Pad from an original 1904 Patent @JuulThijssen | Uploaded December 2019 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
My Edwardian inspired outfit needed a bustle pad, so I raided patents.google.com for ideas. It is absolutely wonderful to study old patents and fun to try and use what's in them. I chose this one because it looked like it would give the shape I needed and not add much to the width of the hips. I hope the ghost of Mr Whitney will not come and haunt me for using his patent!
The end result is not my neatest work, but still a nice experiment, very cute and it does the job. I loved using only materials I already had at home, especially the nice bit of lace that I thrifted this autumn. The sponge is very much modern and its artificial yellow shows on the end product but hey, #historicallywingingit, right?
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My Edwardian inspired outfit needed a bustle pad, so I raided patents.google.com for ideas. It is absolutely wonderful to study old patents and fun to try and use what's in them. I chose this one because it looked like it would give the shape I needed and not add much to the width of the hips. I hope the ghost of Mr Whitney will not come and haunt me for using his patent!
The end result is not my neatest work, but still a nice experiment, very cute and it does the job. I loved using only materials I already had at home, especially the nice bit of lace that I thrifted this autumn. The sponge is very much modern and its artificial yellow shows on the end product but hey, #historicallywingingit, right?
Let me know what you think in the comments, and please subscribe!
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Buy me a 'coffee' at: ko-fi.com/juulthijssen
My favourite thimble (affiliate link): amzn.to/2FIcgka
My fabric shears (affiliate link): amzn.to/2TCmlHp
Clover water soluble marker (affiliate link): amzn.to/2tuEyfy
