Moar Polonaise

[mandie_rw]

So, really, no one is more surprised than I am that I actually did finish the polonaise this weekend! I was actually going to put more froofy trim on, but after I finished sewing the flounce to the petticoat this afternoon, I realized I'd reached the point of oh my god I canNOT sew any more trim on this thing right now. And decided it is Good Enoughtm...unless, of course, I get an influx of comments saying it needs more trim...

   
If the skirt looks like it's inflating a bit...it's because it kind of is. Wind. I realized it looked to be about ten minutes from a downpour this afternoon, and quickly hauled Mabel outside for pictures, then ran to get my laundry in as well - of course the costume pictures come first! Of course, three drops was the extent of the downpour.

 
All of the trim is strips of either the petticoat fabric or the gown fabric, knife pleated to make ruching. One side of the ruching around the neck is folding up on itself, which is why it looks uneven at CF, but it really is even, I promise! I'll have to tack the edges down at CF. If I think of it.


Yeah, sewing the flounce round the 120" of the petticoat is what finally got me sick and tired of trimming this thing!

 
And the Hat. I feel like it needs a feather or three to be really complete...opinions? (Feathers, of course, depend upon whether I remember that I need feathers when I'm actually in the proximity of feathers...I mean, I think the hat looks okay as is, but feathers would put it over the top, into the Obnoxious in a Totally Awesome Way category. Plus big feathers in hats are actually good for keeping people out of one's personal space in crowds...)
 
And now I've got my busk for my Foy corset, yay...but I still haven't gotten any more cable ties yet. Hmm. Will have to work on that. Maybe next weekend...*sigh*

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[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The trim really did get pretty tedious to sew on - I'm kind of surprised I didn't give up halfway through - I have been known to do that! ;)