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hey I actually sewed
Feb. 6th, 2022 01:15 pmApparently I felt very inspired yesterday. I had set myself a stern requirement that I finish that charcoal grey wool jumper before I get into the Italian Ren dress, but...guess how that went. Well, sewing in a zipper sucks, and starting a new project is fun!
And I was also very productive at it, which probably means I won't pick it up again for the next six weeks or so, but whatever. Also I took like three progress pictures but haven't uploaded them yet, and my phone's all the way over theeeeere, so...uh, maybe later. I'm out of practice with documenting costume progress.
Anyway. I decided to mock up the bodice for the undergown over my mid-1790s stays - the bodice will be self-supporting but I figured 1790s were my best place to start for a relatively natural bust shape and a high waist. (Example of just how high a waist is below!)
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Also - a funny thing about the navy-and-gold shot taffeta I bought for the undergown - it ends up looking kind of mossy green at most angles. Always a risk buying shot silk without getting a sample...I'm fine with green, I just chose that fabric because it looked more blue online and I already did green with the orange fabric for the overgown, with the 1790s accessories! Clearly the fates say that this orange silk prefers to coordinate with green and who am I to turn them down lol.
(Tom says it looks like an ugly Army green tarp, but his opinion is invalid when it comes to fabric! I asked if you thought it looked more green, not whether you liked it, SIR.)
And I was also very productive at it, which probably means I won't pick it up again for the next six weeks or so, but whatever. Also I took like three progress pictures but haven't uploaded them yet, and my phone's all the way over theeeeere, so...uh, maybe later. I'm out of practice with documenting costume progress.
Anyway. I decided to mock up the bodice for the undergown over my mid-1790s stays - the bodice will be self-supporting but I figured 1790s were my best place to start for a relatively natural bust shape and a high waist. (Example of just how high a waist is below!)
( Read more... )
Also - a funny thing about the navy-and-gold shot taffeta I bought for the undergown - it ends up looking kind of mossy green at most angles. Always a risk buying shot silk without getting a sample...I'm fine with green, I just chose that fabric because it looked more blue online and I already did green with the orange fabric for the overgown, with the 1790s accessories! Clearly the fates say that this orange silk prefers to coordinate with green and who am I to turn them down lol.
(Tom says it looks like an ugly Army green tarp, but his opinion is invalid when it comes to fabric! I asked if you thought it looked more green, not whether you liked it, SIR.)
