Scroop Patterns

Barbara Bum Roll & Support Petticoat

$10.00

This a digital PDF download. See 'About Your PDF' below for more details.

Sizes S-XL (waist 24'' / 61cm - 46'' / 117cm)

US$10

Difficulty: Easy

The Barbara Bum Roll is a padded 'bum' or 'rump' skirt support designed to create the desired full-hipped silhouette of the 17th century. It is also suitable for late 16th century costuming, and some 18th century silhouettes.

A larger View A and a smaller View B create different silhouettes, suitable for different eras, and different weights of overskirtskirt.

Wear the Barbara with the View C Support Petticoat. This clever no-pattern method of making is a based on later 18th century examples and mentions and depictions in 17thc images. It is suitable for both centuries, and ceates a full, stiff petticoat designed to smooth out the shape of the rump and help hold the skirts away from the body.

The pair are the perfect accompaniment to the Anne Skirt & Ninon Bodice, but can also be worn with 18th century silhouettes like the Cassandra Stays and Amalia Jacket. .

The Barbara Bum Roll pattern features historically accurate construction techniques, and detailed notes on the materials, filling, and stitches used.

If accuracy isn't a concern the pattern is easily adapted for machine sewn construction.

Recommended Fabrics:

Rump Outer: very tightly woven midweight fabrics in linen (most common), wool (less common) or cotton (least common).

Rump Filling: loose crin/ horsehair, loose wool, granulated cork, down/feathers, loose cotton, or loose poly cushion fill.

Support Petticoat: Tightly woven stiff and sculptural light-midweight fabrics in linen, wool & silk, including wool gabardine, silk taffeta, and linen twill. Linen fabrics can be starched to help hold the shape of the skirt. Non historical options include tightly woven, sculptural, light-midweight cotton fabrics including canvas and cotton matelasse.

Samples:

View A is shown in ivory linen. It is filled with wool rovings, and has a 1/2''/1.4cm cotton waist tape.

Rebekah wears View C in cream cotton matelasse over a View A rump.

Hayley (in black and gold) is wearing View B under her Ninon Bodice, Anne Skirt & Overskirt.

Rebekah (in pale gold) is wearing View A & View C under her her Ninon Bodice & Anne Skirt.

Nina (in yellow) is wearing View A & View C under her Ninon Bodice & Anne Skirt.

About your PDF:

This pattern is a digital download. Once you complete your purchase you’ll be sent an email with a link to download a zip file containing your printable files. You’ll need to open it on a computer: the zip file will not open on phones and tablets.

The Anne Bum Roll & Support Skirt zip contains the following files:

Instructions: 16 pages
Print-At-Home Pattern: 4 pages
Copyshop Pattern: 1 A2 page
Printing Instructions: 2 pages

Sizing Chart:

Paper Patterns:

A paper version of the Barbara Bum Roll & Support Skirt pattern will be available through Virgil's Fine Goods in the USA. I