This is not a printed pattern.  This is a PDF digital download.  You will receive 3 files in letter size to print on your home printer:  How to print, the instructions, and the front and back cover.  You will receive A0 size files that are meant to either be printed full size by an online printer, or used with Adobe Acrobat to tile them to your home printer using any size paper.  You can also use Adobe Acrobat with the A0 size files to select just the size layers you want to print to your home printer, or by an online printer.  If you are unable or unwilling to install a PDF reader on your device, the files have been pre-tiled for you.  Please note that if you choose to use the pre-tiled files you cannot choose any size paper except for letter or A4 and the size/layer function will not work.
Pattern Description:  #112-B Elliptical Hoop: 1863-1869.  This pattern, #112-B Elliptical Hoop, is a subset of pattern #112 Victorian Hoops and Bustles.  It is View B in that pattern.  If you have #112 you already have everything in this pattern #112-B.  This pattern for an elliptical hoop has been made by copying an extant hoop in the author’s collection.  The hoop skirt 112-B has a generally more conservative and common shape and size compared to the huge ballgown hoops which may be found in other patterns.  This skirt is easier to manage while performing everyday tasks and sports, such as working inside homes, traveling, ice skating, playing croquet, and walking outdoors.  This pattern is graded in size so the size and shape stays in proportion to the size.  The hoop skirt is constructed with 6 fabric panels.  Hoop boning channels are made by stitching wide bias tape to the inside of the hoop.  The waistband is made with purchased grosgrain ribbon or twill tape.  The separate pad is made with one pattern piece with two sides and can have it’s own waistband or can be attached to the waist under the skirt at the back.  The purpose of the pad is to keep the skirt level so the weight of the petticoats and skirt worn over it do not cause the hoop to sway forward.  Full instructions on how to handle hoop steel and where to find it are in the instructions.  The term “elliptical” was used at the time but these hoops were in fact round.  The name came from the shape which caused the wearer to stand closer to the front of the hoop, instead of in the center, as did earlier hoops.  The shape was also longer in the back than the front, and caused more of the skirt worn on top to be thrown toward the back, as was fashionable from the mid to late 1860s.