How full are your petticoats?

What is meant by the fullness of a petticoat.

The fullness of given petticoats is a measure of how it fills out a skirt or makes a skirt stand out.

This fullness is measured in yards, for instance a "100 yard chiffon petticoat". This does not mean that
100 yards of material was used in the manufacture of the petticoat, but that 100 yards is approximately the full length of the hem of all the layers of the petticoat.

Fabrics make a difference for a given fullness too. The stiffer fabrics like net and organdy stand out much more. Petticoats made from softer materials such as chiffon do not appear as full because chiffon is softer and the petticoat will not "stand out" as much. 100 yard chiffon petticoats will make a skirt stand out about the same as 40 yard organdy petticoats and be much heavier as well.

Length affects how full a petticoat appears too with shorter French Maid style petticoats appearing fuller for a given yardage than the same style in a longer length.

Generally petticoats come in 10 yard steps from 20 yards up to a very full 100 yards and more, with 160 yard petticoats available.

So yardage, fabric and length all have to be taken into account when deciding on how full a petticoat should be for your outfit!

Petticoatdreams retails petticoats in chiffon, organdy, crystalline, net and lamé in many different lengths, styles and fullness. More information can be found at: http://www.petticoatdreams.co.uk/4682/index.html with pictures of how petticoats of differing fullness appear.