TV108 Grand Bustle

For my 1869 dress I needed a new bustle because it's an earlier time period than my imperial tournure. The TV108 Grand Bustle says suitable for 1869 to 1875, and it has the shape I want for the gown.

I made it from white kona cotton and used my trusty roll of twill tape for the bone casings. It took a very long time to press, hem, gather, and pin all the ruffles, but it's so floofy and worth it!

I still need to tack down the waistband and finish closing the casings now that the bones are inserted, plus put on a closure. The only problem I had with it is that my bottom ruffle extended into the lower bone casing. I think it's because I didn't hem the upper edges of my ruffles since they're not visible, so each ruffle was a bit longer than it should have been. I ended up cutting that bottom ruffle at the side seam and hemming it so that I could sew on the final casing. I bought the pre-made pack of boning from TV which was awesome because there's a lot of boning there and they were already cut to length and tipped.