Sewings

Annnd -- 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!

Sewing: Moar 1780s

What, you thought I wouldn't want to have a mad last-minute sewing project for Costume Con? Psh. Silly you.

The 1790s and I are just not on speaking terms at the moment...I'm sure I'll finish the 1798 gown someday, but that day will not be any day this week! So I decided to drag out something I thought would be more fun, and hopefully not give me fits, like the 1790s were. And I do have plenty of dresses for CosCon (yes, even enough to go all 18thc -- if I wear my not-exactly-impressive first ever 18thc dress), so there's not really THAT much pressure to finish this new dress.

Since the orange and blue dress has me in quite a 1780s mood, this will be another 1780s dress, from some striped silk (whee! stripes!) I had in the Stash. The Beast of course claimed it as soon as I put it down:


We'll see how this goes.