Thank you.That pattern looks good. Have you used it yourself?Stitchitgirl
My mother makes 1950s big and pouffy petticoats, I've got a few, one of which is in contrast colours too. Not a piece of netting to be seen. She is away at the moment, I'd seen your post and was going to ask her when she got back how she made them but I see you have a pattern now. When she rang I did ask her how much fabric they take, and apparently she uses 36 metres of soft tulle each.
That is a thing of beauty! You would need to do enough swirling to make sure it got noticed.
And don't do what my grandmother told me she did in the 1950s, to give her petticoat more body and stiffness she soaked it in a sugar and water solution and then spent the afternoon at a picnic running away from wasps.
They look like this: She charges about £100 each but the Exeter uni students and occasional brides still keep coming!
I got noticed doing a twirl in mine! A few years back I cleared a table of everything it had on it, including glasses, when I swung around. They’re very full. Stitchitgirl good luck with yours, we need to see it when it is finished!