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[theladyrebecca]

I went to Joanns yesterday evening and picked up the cotton for the sleeves/neckline of the 1890s outfit. I was still having a hard time deciding between the two striped fabrics even once I got there, because one looked better on the sleeves and the other looked better on the neckline. And then it occurred to me - the neckline would look so much better if the stripes were running vertically instead of horizontally! Hopefully this outfit won't be too hard on the eyes. It's a lot of plaid, plus embroidered vertical striped sleeves, and embroidered horizontal striped neckline. I think it will work out okay...

I also picked up some terrycloth, because my hair towels have been smelling off, no matter how hot of water I wash them in. So if my Vogue fabrics order doesn't get here soon, I'll have some towels to make, not that that will take long.

When I got home, I made cookies for our work picnic today, and then started on drafting up Rapunzel. I think I got all the math figured out and notated on my existing pattern pieces. I'm going to attempt to size it up directly on the mockup fabric, but if that proves too complicated, I'll just draft it all into new patterns. I want to get cracking on it! I also need to decide what I'm going to use for boning - when I've done it for the commissions, I've used cable ties, but those girls don't have much that needs containing. However, if I do 1/2" flat steels, I won't be able to use bias tape for my boning channels, which means more work. I've made cable tie-boned stuff for me before, and I've found that while it works great for conical corsets, it doesn't work on Victorian, and I feel like this is kind of a mixture of the two. We'll see. I would need to pick up more cable ties anyway.

And shoot! It just dawned on me that I don't think I have any more satin piping. I really don't want to make any. I wonder if I can find it online?

Comments

[fairegoddess.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't use cable ties for anything curvy. My favorite boning for anything Victorian is 1/4" spiral steel, personally.

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

I've actually never worked with spiral. Is it difficult to cut?

[fairegoddess.livejournal.com]

It can be. I use a pair of tin snips, but they're old so they don't cut easily anymore. I should also say, I usually bone on seams, and for corsets I do two bones per seam, one on each side. I wouldn't trust a single 1/4" bone to be sturdy or comfortable enough on its own.

[marianme.livejournal.com]

For white towels, bleach helps. For colors, sometimes the UV when hung out in the sun helps.
I've been tempted to microwave them, but wouldn't want the smell to transfer.