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What I worked on today. And yesterday.
Jan. 27th, 2014 12:42 amAt this point, the only way to sew any slower would be to start unpicking instead of actually sewing. And that I would probably manage to do fairly quickly...
I was off today but didn't have unlimited time for actual sewing, so I didn't get the sleeves mocked up like I wanted. The skirt is, however, now attached to the bodice so that's something. Here modeled, excitingly, on a hanger on the china cabinet. Note the teacups.
(Technically that's not even quite done, as I haven't finished tacking down the unruly gathers inside the bodice. But I wanted to post this before it got too late!)
Note the lovely Fun With Stripes - the waistband and neck ruffle are cut on the bias - that you can't even see! I was going to cut the skirt flounces on the bias as well, but I may not bother after all, since you can't see it at all once you're more than two feet away from the dress. It may be more fun to cut the edges into chevrons (like the flounce on my block print 1770s dress. And my dress of 1000 triangles. I'm sensing a theme...) but I haven't decided yet. May want to save that for the 1820s dress. Though I guess there's no law that says I can't do it on both.
Though I already have a width of fabric I've started to cut across the bias (see: waistband and neck ruffles), and that would be quite wasteful of fabric... Must ponder.
I was off today but didn't have unlimited time for actual sewing, so I didn't get the sleeves mocked up like I wanted. The skirt is, however, now attached to the bodice so that's something. Here modeled, excitingly, on a hanger on the china cabinet. Note the teacups.
(Technically that's not even quite done, as I haven't finished tacking down the unruly gathers inside the bodice. But I wanted to post this before it got too late!)
Note the lovely Fun With Stripes - the waistband and neck ruffle are cut on the bias - that you can't even see! I was going to cut the skirt flounces on the bias as well, but I may not bother after all, since you can't see it at all once you're more than two feet away from the dress. It may be more fun to cut the edges into chevrons (like the flounce on my block print 1770s dress. And my dress of 1000 triangles. I'm sensing a theme...) but I haven't decided yet. May want to save that for the 1820s dress. Though I guess there's no law that says I can't do it on both.
Though I already have a width of fabric I've started to cut across the bias (see: waistband and neck ruffles), and that would be quite wasteful of fabric... Must ponder.
