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cream poplin bodice
Between yesterday and today, I got the bulk of the work done on the bodice. Just have to do 8 more eyelets, which I'm not terribly inclined to do tonight.
You might notice I decided against red piping.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hharris pointed me toward one that did have a very contrasty contrast piping, so it is legit, if not usual. I decided against it partly because in this instance it felt a little too costumey, partly because I only had scraps so I'm not sure there would be enough, partly because I suspect the wool would bulk the seams up more than I want, and partly because I suck at making piping, and a high contrast color would make my woobly piping more obvious!
It is woobly, too, at least on close inspection. Far-away inspection I think it's alright! So the piping is off-white silk taffeta
White-ish fabric just photographs so well at 11 at night! The dorky little CF point makes me giggle. And I almost got the piped edge to do the CF point exactly where I wanted it. Progress.
I offset my eyelets to do spiral lacing; I think the dress I'm basing mine on is cross-laced if I remember correctly, but it's a lot easier to dress myself in spiral lacing in the back than cross, so that's what I did. Still ok for 1830s!
Attempt at detail shot of fabric. And woobly piping!
And the lining. It's linen - the original is cotton, which is definitely more usual by this point. But I was fresh out of acceptable cotton for linings when I cut the bodice pieces out, and there's an 1830s dress in Costume in Detail lined in linen, so linen it is.
The CB edges are boned; the CF looks like it's boned, but it's just twill tape covering the seam allowances. Why? Dunno, that's what the original did! It'll definitely work as a bit more stiffening without actually having to put a bone in, so that's my working theory. And I even whipped down my seam allowances; be impressed. I am not a fan of neatening bodice insides generally, but with all the layers from piping, this will keep them from wadding up or going in funny directions.
You might notice I decided against red piping.
hharris pointed me toward one that did have a very contrasty contrast piping, so it is legit, if not usual. I decided against it partly because in this instance it felt a little too costumey, partly because I only had scraps so I'm not sure there would be enough, partly because I suspect the wool would bulk the seams up more than I want, and partly because I suck at making piping, and a high contrast color would make my woobly piping more obvious!It is woobly, too, at least on close inspection. Far-away inspection I think it's alright! So the piping is off-white silk taffeta
White-ish fabric just photographs so well at 11 at night! The dorky little CF point makes me giggle. And I almost got the piped edge to do the CF point exactly where I wanted it. Progress.
I offset my eyelets to do spiral lacing; I think the dress I'm basing mine on is cross-laced if I remember correctly, but it's a lot easier to dress myself in spiral lacing in the back than cross, so that's what I did. Still ok for 1830s!
Attempt at detail shot of fabric. And woobly piping!
And the lining. It's linen - the original is cotton, which is definitely more usual by this point. But I was fresh out of acceptable cotton for linings when I cut the bodice pieces out, and there's an 1830s dress in Costume in Detail lined in linen, so linen it is.
The CB edges are boned; the CF looks like it's boned, but it's just twill tape covering the seam allowances. Why? Dunno, that's what the original did! It'll definitely work as a bit more stiffening without actually having to put a bone in, so that's my working theory. And I even whipped down my seam allowances; be impressed. I am not a fan of neatening bodice insides generally, but with all the layers from piping, this will keep them from wadding up or going in funny directions.
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