@1Atalante1 I currently have another unfinished project waiting for my mental roadblock to dissolve, and yet... 😄​

I'd recommend making a test one out of some old stash or repurposed fabric by machine (except for the pleating, do the pleating the slow and good way) to see what proportions you actually like! I really like my Victorian skirts floor length but my 18th century petticoats ankle length at most, and the optimal ratio of overlap at the sides I've finally hit the sweet spot after four of these!

Ah, see, in my local fabric store if I want something that isn't the worst polyester known to man the prices for fabric start at 9€ and often hover in the 12-18€ range. 😅​ When buying cotton I think 12€/m is very reasonable!
Not that you need more than twice your waist to hem length (plus waist seam allowance & hem allowance) for these, 2m should be plenty unless you're very tall.

There are multiple different pleating techniques people advocate and so far I've only liked the one where you sew on two pulling threads and let those guide you when pinning. 😶​

@alicesutaren I do a lot of sewing by hand, both because I'm making Historically Adequate clothing and because it's often just the nicer way to do something that would be faster but way more annoying to do on machine. 😄​

Here's a couple of bad zooms of photos from the WIP thread, I don't know if they're informative.

For drawers etc. I often make the drawstring inside the waistband out of twill tape most of the way but a small hidden length at the centre front, to make it slightly elastic... But here I don't think a regular strength elastic would support all the weight?

I totally agree with the machine, it seems a lot of bother and mecanical issues so I rather do hand sewing with way more less noise, I often watch something in the same time or listen to music.

Thanks for the zoom pictures! I was wondering if you sewn the band all the around waist or only where it's needed.
Sorry for my very bad english vocabulary.

May I ask... Do you have some websites or books to recommand about patterns?

@alicesutaren I like using the machine for long straight seams and when hemming 6+ metres of hem for 'modern' clothes, but all the tiny little details like buttonholes and corners I like doing by hand. 😊​ I can't concentrate on podcasts without doing something with my hands, so I only listen to them when sewing!

You could sew it all the way around! I've done it that way too. Your English is also fine, sometimes I only know the Finnish or the English word, not both 😄​

@alicesutaren I've read a lot of pattern drafting manuals from the Victorian era? There's so many when you search archive.org for them, they mostly have the same things but not always. If you can watch video, The Closet Historian on youtube has extensive pattern drafting videos.

I got taught pattern drafting in tailoring/dressmaking school, so I kind of already have it in my brain though