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So much silk!
Jan. 11th, 2015 01:25 amThe archery dress skirt pleats are stitched! It's pleated most of the way around with 1.75" pleats, and then the back 20" or so are gathered into about 5". It's two 60" wide panels. Here's a pic with it over the corded petticoat:
I also cut out the bodice pieces for the archery dress, cut out the silk taffeta panels for the orange gala gown skirt and sewed them together, and re-dyed and then cut out the silk organza for the gala gown skirt. The organza was just too peachy from the first time I dyed it, so this time I did a really concentrated bright orange dye bath, and it came out lovely. I've included a pic below (please ignore the mess). Thank goodness all this silk was nice about ripping on the grain. I'm tired of trying to cut things evenly. Luckily both the organza and the taffeta are the same width (44"), so I did three panels of each.
I also saw The Imitation Game, which I highly recommend. Benedict Cumberbatch's performance was wonderful, and it was a fascinating movie.
I also cut out the bodice pieces for the archery dress, cut out the silk taffeta panels for the orange gala gown skirt and sewed them together, and re-dyed and then cut out the silk organza for the gala gown skirt. The organza was just too peachy from the first time I dyed it, so this time I did a really concentrated bright orange dye bath, and it came out lovely. I've included a pic below (please ignore the mess). Thank goodness all this silk was nice about ripping on the grain. I'm tired of trying to cut things evenly. Luckily both the organza and the taffeta are the same width (44"), so I did three panels of each.
I also saw The Imitation Game, which I highly recommend. Benedict Cumberbatch's performance was wonderful, and it was a fascinating movie.