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Rapunzel waffling
Aug. 27th, 2015 10:45 amI picked up the boning yesterday after dinner, and decided to swing by Joanns to get something to use for the lacing. Since mine is a real corset, and not decorative like the other two I've made (or like what she actually wears in the park), I wound up with pink ribbon instead of rat-tail. I sewed in all my boning channels, and put the boning in, but haven't yet closed off the end of the channels. Once I do that, I'm going to move the piping down just slightly in the CF, because I think the CF of the bodice is coming up too high.
Honestly, I'm not loving the fit on the bodice right now, but it's too late at this point unless I want to redo everything. I think it could have used more hip flare (I probably also could have left the hip 1" longer, but oh well), and I don't like the way it makes my bust look, but I think there's no way of getting around that with the seaming on the corset. I'm hoping that once I add the sleeves, and the lace, and the skirt and everything that I'll like it better! the hip flare may also just be a matter of breaking in the corset - I decided to use all flat steel, and I'm hoping I'm not regretting that decision! Part of me almost wants to order a few spring steels and pick them up tonight, and play around and see if I like it any better. It probably would only cost me $10 and 30 mins... Maybe I will.
I also am not happy with the piping I got, but it was the only one I could find, even online. For the past two Rapunzels, I had purchased the pink satin piping at the Sew Expo or in the Fabric District, but since those weren't options this time, I ordered it from someone on Etsy. I probably should have just made my own. The piping is really tiny, and it frays like nobody's business. Before I even started on the boning channels last night, I had to fray-check and whip/patch down the binding in the corners where the straps meet the back - it had pretty much frayed all the way to the seam. I suppose it's not too late to rip it all out and make my own, since I haven't started whipping it down anywhere else yet, but then that's just one more thing to add to the list. Hmmm... Any opinions?
Oh, and I did get slightly distracted at Joanns. They have a whole bunch of ribbon on sale right now, including quite a bit of Disney ribbon. The wider Mickey and Minnie ribbons were $.50/yd, and the polka-dot was $.97/yd. They had mismarked the narrow Mickey and Minnie ribbons as $.05/yd. Naturally, I made them give me all of that ribbon, since it was so cheap (though the first lady I talked to tried to tell me that her coworker was having problems with the "0" key on the price tag maker, and would have to charge me $.50. Umm, no). I also gt a couple yds of 3" wide hot pink satin ribbon for $.50/yd (not pictured). I figure I'll make all sorts of bows and things to decorate myself with at Disney World. :)
Here's a pic (please let me know if Google is still blocking images, and I'll fix it!)
Honestly, I'm not loving the fit on the bodice right now, but it's too late at this point unless I want to redo everything. I think it could have used more hip flare (I probably also could have left the hip 1" longer, but oh well), and I don't like the way it makes my bust look, but I think there's no way of getting around that with the seaming on the corset. I'm hoping that once I add the sleeves, and the lace, and the skirt and everything that I'll like it better! the hip flare may also just be a matter of breaking in the corset - I decided to use all flat steel, and I'm hoping I'm not regretting that decision! Part of me almost wants to order a few spring steels and pick them up tonight, and play around and see if I like it any better. It probably would only cost me $10 and 30 mins... Maybe I will.
I also am not happy with the piping I got, but it was the only one I could find, even online. For the past two Rapunzels, I had purchased the pink satin piping at the Sew Expo or in the Fabric District, but since those weren't options this time, I ordered it from someone on Etsy. I probably should have just made my own. The piping is really tiny, and it frays like nobody's business. Before I even started on the boning channels last night, I had to fray-check and whip/patch down the binding in the corners where the straps meet the back - it had pretty much frayed all the way to the seam. I suppose it's not too late to rip it all out and make my own, since I haven't started whipping it down anywhere else yet, but then that's just one more thing to add to the list. Hmmm... Any opinions?
Oh, and I did get slightly distracted at Joanns. They have a whole bunch of ribbon on sale right now, including quite a bit of Disney ribbon. The wider Mickey and Minnie ribbons were $.50/yd, and the polka-dot was $.97/yd. They had mismarked the narrow Mickey and Minnie ribbons as $.05/yd. Naturally, I made them give me all of that ribbon, since it was so cheap (though the first lady I talked to tried to tell me that her coworker was having problems with the "0" key on the price tag maker, and would have to charge me $.50. Umm, no). I also gt a couple yds of 3" wide hot pink satin ribbon for $.50/yd (not pictured). I figure I'll make all sorts of bows and things to decorate myself with at Disney World. :)
Here's a pic (please let me know if Google is still blocking images, and I'll fix it!)