ballgown bodice started
Dec. 1st, 2016 11:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandie_rwGot a nice chunk of sewing done today! I mocked up my new ballgown bodice from the cream poplin gown bodice pattern - it has the seams rather than darts in the front, which starts becoming more common in ballgowns once you start seeing the pointy front. I tightened up some of the seams, since the cream poplin bodice is a little too loose, lowered the back waist a little, and lengthened the front point a little bit more.
I cut the fronts on the bias, which I'll probably regret, despite quite a few examples in period (and, I believe all the '30s/'40s patterns in Arnold) being bias cut. I''m boning all the seams so hopefully it won't be too evil. (Ha ha ha.)
Anyway, I got it all sewn together, minus the shoulder seams as usual, since those need to be individually fitted. They weren't so into madly piping every damn seam so I managed to avoid doing that without feeling guilty! I'll still pipe the armscyes and pipe for edge finishings, but that's not nearly as bad as every single seam. Made sewing it together a lot quicker! Also started measuring and cutting the boning and casings, but didn't quite finish that before I ran out of stem.
I cut the fronts on the bias, which I'll probably regret, despite quite a few examples in period (and, I believe all the '30s/'40s patterns in Arnold) being bias cut. I''m boning all the seams so hopefully it won't be too evil. (Ha ha ha.)
Anyway, I got it all sewn together, minus the shoulder seams as usual, since those need to be individually fitted. They weren't so into madly piping every damn seam so I managed to avoid doing that without feeling guilty! I'll still pipe the armscyes and pipe for edge finishings, but that's not nearly as bad as every single seam. Made sewing it together a lot quicker! Also started measuring and cutting the boning and casings, but didn't quite finish that before I ran out of stem.
