right, that Trenton ball
Dec. 22nd, 2015 11:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandie_rwI sort of forgot that I really wanted to add more trim to my red/yellow/green stripe anglaise before I wear it to the Trenton ball on the 26th...and today I realized the 26th is coming up fast! So I sort of flailed around today trying to figure out what I wanted to do trim-wise, and decided on...puffy sort of self-trim, since I've done gathers, I've done pleats, I should probably do something different, no? Orginally I did want a red or green for trim instead, but I don't have any non-horribly-fraying silk that will work, so. Self trim it is!
I don't know how much I can actually get done before the ball, with the holiday coming up (go away, unpleasant family, I'd rather sew than see you, grump grump), but we'll see. Naturally I started with the least-necessary bit first, a line of puffs on the top of the petticoat flounce. Buuuut to do the neckline trim I have to refit the back shoulders over my new(ish) stays, which sounded like work today. Tomorrow.
(I did think about wearing the pink sacque instead, but that's got a longer petticoat and I'd probably tread on it, even with the gown hoiked up. Plus I'm very probably going to rewear that for the francaise dinner...which, despite being fond of that dress, is a little depressing, but odds are good I'll be needing to spend my time sewing other things at that time, so.)
I don't know how much I can actually get done before the ball, with the holiday coming up (go away, unpleasant family, I'd rather sew than see you, grump grump), but we'll see. Naturally I started with the least-necessary bit first, a line of puffs on the top of the petticoat flounce. Buuuut to do the neckline trim I have to refit the back shoulders over my new(ish) stays, which sounded like work today. Tomorrow.
(I did think about wearing the pink sacque instead, but that's got a longer petticoat and I'd probably tread on it, even with the gown hoiked up. Plus I'm very probably going to rewear that for the francaise dinner...which, despite being fond of that dress, is a little depressing, but odds are good I'll be needing to spend my time sewing other things at that time, so.)
