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chemisette and sleeves
Dec. 8th, 2015 11:59 pmChemisette first! I did in fact finish it last night. Go me.
And it does look like I make it out of a sheet. Very fancy.
Also, so glad I made sure to pick a winter-appropriate fabric for our oh-so-seasonal 65F forecast. *glares at weather*
Same dollar-bin lace I used on my unfrotunate biggins nightcap, and I was afraid I was going to run out, after having started sewing it on already, so the lace may be slightly less gathered on one side than the other? Shhhh.
Woobly collar edge? HEY WHO ARE YOU CALLING WOOBLY.
And I got about half of my sleeves sewn together today: the lower third of the sleeve and puff are attached to each other. Have to hand-hem my little elbow-puff-ruffle things before I can do any more connecting...looking promising, though. I was going to interline the elbow puffs with organza, but forgot til after they were assembled. Oops. Too late now! I think they'll be fine though; between the piping and the fabric, and the fact that they don't need to stand straight out like the pre-1837 sleeves, I didn't feel the need to unpick all that piping. Oh, the piping! It's not on every seam, but almost - which requires constant vigilance! Otherwise I'd be piping wrong things and sewing them on to other wrong things.
And it does look like I make it out of a sheet. Very fancy.
Also, so glad I made sure to pick a winter-appropriate fabric for our oh-so-seasonal 65F forecast. *glares at weather*
Same dollar-bin lace I used on my unfrotunate biggins nightcap, and I was afraid I was going to run out, after having started sewing it on already, so the lace may be slightly less gathered on one side than the other? Shhhh.
Woobly collar edge? HEY WHO ARE YOU CALLING WOOBLY.
And I got about half of my sleeves sewn together today: the lower third of the sleeve and puff are attached to each other. Have to hand-hem my little elbow-puff-ruffle things before I can do any more connecting...looking promising, though. I was going to interline the elbow puffs with organza, but forgot til after they were assembled. Oops. Too late now! I think they'll be fine though; between the piping and the fabric, and the fact that they don't need to stand straight out like the pre-1837 sleeves, I didn't feel the need to unpick all that piping. Oh, the piping! It's not on every seam, but almost - which requires constant vigilance! Otherwise I'd be piping wrong things and sewing them on to other wrong things.
