Uh oh.

[mandie_rw]

So I had put on the ballgown bodice this afternoon, to check the fit of the bertha before I committed to cutting it out of satin...and noticed this fun little action in the front seam.



Um, excuse you. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, THERE?? I didn't make especially tiny seam allowances, and the bodice isn't under a lot of stress (I did not make it too small, it's boned in every seam, and of course worn over a corset). So I carefully looked over the rest of the bodice, and one of the side-back seams, while not frayed through, also looks extremely suspicious.

Well, fuck.

I won't pretend I'm not a little upset. You might have noticed I've put quite a bit of work into this dress! Of course I can unpick the boning and re-sew those seams relatively easily, but it'll of necessity be such a small seam allowance that I'm sure it'll fray through sooner rather than later (I've put this bodice on, what, maybe three times total?). Even if I had the fabric, which I don't, there's no time to remake the bodice anyway. Essenially, even if I sew up those seams, this looks like it'll be a one-time use dress.

Good thing I didn't sell off the dress of a thousand triangles like I was thinking about. Think I'll go try it on and see just how bad the fit is right now...

ETA: Yes, I can still wear that dress. Have to lace a little tighter than I like, but definitely wearable. I think I'm going to go sew something else for the rest of today; I can't really work on the satin dress with a clear head.