FARTHINGALE

To be worn underneath Padme's Purple Senate Dress
Star Wars Attack of the Clones Costume

PATTERN USED: The Elizabethan Lady's Underpinnings - Margo Anderson
FABRIC USED: White cotton broad cloth
DYE: 2:1 ratio of Midnight Blue:Ultra Violet Procion Fiber Reactive Dye from Dharma
HOOPS: Synthetic poly net hoops (no metal wires) purchased from Lacis

NOTES: The diameter of the farthingale is approx 3 ft wide (36 inches). I chose this pattern partly because it seemed to have the closest diameter to what I roughly calculated the Senate Dress in the movie has (a diameter of 36"- based on enlarging a photograph to full scale size and measuring the width of the bottom of the skirt). It's not necessary to dye the farthingale, but I thought it would be fun and good practice before dyeing my velvet.

At the moment the hem is only temporarily pinned in with the hoop - I'd like to wait to fit it with my shoes and skirt before finishing off the hem.

COSTUME FABRICS |TABARD EMBROIDERY | HEAD DRESS | NECKLACE | BROOCH
CORDING DYE NOTES | VELVET DYE NOTES | PURPLE CORSET | FARTHINGALE | SKIRT | SKIRT MOCKUP | BODICE | VELVET COAT