For the Blackberry dress I believe I wore the Truly Victorian 101 bustle with ruffled overlay and at least one petticoat with ruffles down the back and around the hem.
For the Licorice dress I wore the same TV101 bustle with two starched petticoats over made from Truly Victorian 170 petticoat pattern. However, The black underskirt from the Licorice dress is the same as what I wore (and made initially for) under the 1875 Scotch & Soda Dress. When I first wore that I had the Truly Victorian 108 Grand Bustle on but the hoops at the bottom, I decided later, were not right for the particular fashion year. Future wearings will be the same as the Licorice ensemble – TV101 bustle with two petticoats.

Hi Cathy, The easiest way to attach is by hand with a short running stitch. For a modern technique you could use a zipper or cording/piping foot to sew right next to the cord. You might find more suggestions in this post.
Good luck!

Cathy Hickman

My main interest is in creating period doll clothes. Mostly French fashions. The technique I’m searching for was used for light weight fabrics on these small garments and also on childrens clothing, as far as I know, and makes a very lovely flounce and bretelles. Here it is; after I have gathered the ruffle onto a string and gathered it up to my desired length, how is the ruffle then attached to the ruffle. I can figure something out, but I want to know how it was actually done. I don’t know how long this method was used, but I know childrens fashions from about 1850-60 used this technique.

I appreciate any help or direction you can give me.

Cathy Hickman
Cathys Dolls