Not Meeting My Goals

[theladyrebecca]

I finished all the theatre sewing I could yesterday. I don't have the fabric yet for the faux waist cinchers that make up the waistbands of the aprons, but the aprons are basically done (one of them needs trim hand-sewn on, which I hope to do today). I also altered the sleeve poufs for Cinderella, added clear straps for Cindy's bodice, and made arm poufs for Mermaid.

And I finished my sleeves for the Regency dress. They took way longer than I had anticipated, because it took me a while to wrap my brain around the fitted inner sleeve. I don't know why. I think maybe because it's been a while since I made a one-piece fitted short sleeve? No idea... But anyway, they're done, including all the binding on the scallop parts, and I used two layers of the silk organza for the poufs, which I think is the perfect level of opacity. I think they came out really cute!



I took a break from the Regency dress to do all the theatre sewing, and to allow friends to weigh in on whether the Regency dress needed the embellishments around the skirt. Naturally, everyone told me it did. Gah! I don't have time for this. And I possibly don't have the fabric. So instead of diving right into that, I'm going to hem the skirt as is (hopefully tonight, after a fitting for the show and getting groceries). Then if I have time for the embellishments after finishing my gala gown, I'll go back to the Regency. But at least it will be done for now. 

I also think I picked how I want to embellish my gala gown. It uses a little of the elements of my inspiration dress, but makes them a bit easier (I hope), and less prone to looking tacky (fingers crossed). This is my new inspiration image, though I will probably also pull from some other looks, possibly including my original inspiration:

Comments

[mala_14]

The Regency dress looks so pretty! I really love the sleeves, especially the scallops. Also, yay for figuring out how to do your Gala dress. I know that was being a nuisance.

[theladyrebecca]

Thanks! I don't know how I overlooked that inspiration dress originally, because when I saw the scallops a couple days ago, I knew those had to be my sleeves! And yes, now I just hope I can figure out how to do the gala dress to fit my new inspiration!

[danabren]

I am entranced by the creases and puckers in the seams of the inspiration dress, the way it clearly has thick stiffening under the fashion fabric that makes it lay uncomfortably, the hem peeking out under the fur trim. This is all stuff that we with our modern eye would judge, but it is RIGHT THERE on what is clearly a stylish and fashionable lady.

And those sleeves, phew!

[theladyrebecca]

Right? It looks like a real skirt!