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mandie_rwAnnnd -- I'm finished with the blue and orange 1780s gown. (Wait, what? Actually having something finished feels weird.)
I wandered around and did nothing for a good chunk of the day, but made and attached sleeve ruffle No. 2, hemmed the skirt, and finished the top edge of the bodice. Then I tried it all on, and decided it's Good Enough to just pin the bodice closed. I probably wouldn't if the blue silk were taffeta, as I'd be afraid of millions of pin holes, but the blue is shantung, so pins don't really mark it up.
Plus, sewing hooks and eyes is not fun, and should be avoided whenever possible!
I'm not 100% thrilled with the way the front of the bodice wrinkles, but I really think it's mostly because the shantung is so floppy, not because the fit is that crappy. (Note to self: shantung = interlining. For future reference.) I could put a cable tie in each of the front edges, but 1/ then I wouldn't be able to pin through them, and 2/ I still don't have any more cable ties.
Pictures (on Mabel) Monday, if not tomorrow!
I wandered around and did nothing for a good chunk of the day, but made and attached sleeve ruffle No. 2, hemmed the skirt, and finished the top edge of the bodice. Then I tried it all on, and decided it's Good Enough to just pin the bodice closed. I probably wouldn't if the blue silk were taffeta, as I'd be afraid of millions of pin holes, but the blue is shantung, so pins don't really mark it up.
Plus, sewing hooks and eyes is not fun, and should be avoided whenever possible!
I'm not 100% thrilled with the way the front of the bodice wrinkles, but I really think it's mostly because the shantung is so floppy, not because the fit is that crappy. (Note to self: shantung = interlining. For future reference.) I could put a cable tie in each of the front edges, but 1/ then I wouldn't be able to pin through them, and 2/ I still don't have any more cable ties.
Pictures (on Mabel) Monday, if not tomorrow!
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Date: 2011-04-24 05:28 am (UTC)