Indentured servant outfit

Got the ok from People to post about it, so this is the big reveal. Ooooh. (I didn't think it would be an issue, but hey, this is me trying to be professional. Or something.)

madamekat is the one that put me in contact with them, so this is her BIG OFFICIAL THANK YOU POST. :D I love when people know people, because I don't know people. Or rather, the only people I know are ones that want me to make curtains (NO) and darn giant gaping holes in knit dresses (seriously?? this is not a SMALL hole. I am not magical!). Not that I'm looking to sew for profit on a regular basis...but I don't mind a bit of extra money here and there, especially when it's something actually in line with my interests.

Anyway. It's for an exhibit at the Whitall House at Red Bank Battlefield. In short, they have an advertisement of a runaway indentured servant from 1762, and they want an interpretation of her outfit from the ad.

For a slightly more in-depth synopsis, go to ze blog. :)

Evil bias, continued

This linen on the bias continues to be The Worst. Also, I don't know what pattern I was using when I cut this out, but I need to not use that pattern any more, because the armholes are TINY. I had to cut them like an inch and a half lower.

Anyway, this is what the thing looks like now. Got to re-stitch the tops of the side seams, of course, since I just hacked them off.

I'm going to have to put at least one bone in there, definitely CB and very possible those two side-back seams as well. It just wrinkles too much. But I think it will fit, and the stripes at CF look like they'll line up, even after I finish the front edge, both of which are good things.

This had better come out to be an adorable dress, because, damn, those stripes had me considering making my shell'd print dress instead!