CoCo Progress and Potential Line-up
Jul. 8th, 2019 01:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theladyrebecca*Sigh* Still working on the dress. I am apparently the world's slowest hand-sewer, so although I worked Wednesday night, Thursday evening/night, all Friday, and Sat afternoon, it is still not finished. And yet, for most of that time, it has felt so close!
I made and attached the last ruffle on the skirt train, sewed on 25 hooks and bars, tried it on, took in the back a little more (again), moved about 8" on either end of the bottom two ruffles .5" lower to fix the hem length, finished the sleeve hems, and made and attached my two pleated sections for the side-fronts of the bottom of the skirt. And then for the past 2+ days, I've been sewing on the lace everywhere.
I have most of the lace sewn around the front opening/neckline, about 3/4 of the lace sewn on the hem, and about 1/2 of the vertical lace pieces where the front skirt meets the back section. All of that lace has to be carefully pinned in place and hand-sewn on either side, which I've been doing while it's hanging on the form. I still have to add the narrow lace on the sleeve bands and across the front of the neckline. And I still have to make the sash that goes around the knee-level, which is also edged in lace, plus the bow for the back.
I was really hoping to accomplish all that by last night, so I'm definitely off-schedule. I may have to skip dance classes this week to make up for it. On the other hand, I ordered the new 1840s McCalls pattern last Wed morning, and it still hasn't even been marked as shipped, so that may not be able to happen at this point. (It was supposed to arrive sometime Wed-Fri of this week). At this point, I'm going to keep working on the gala gown, and also make a chemise for it -- ideally, I'll finish both by tomorrow or Wed. I also have to make a bib at some point, since we decided to make those for Maggianos this year.
If the pattern hasn't arrived by then, I may just try to make my own 1840s dress, and not use the pattern. I can probably use my go-to Victorian base pattern, with a shirred-front bodice and a straight-panel skirt, and then I would just have to figure out the sleeves. Honestly, that might be easier than using a new pattern anyway. And if I run out of time to finish that, then I think I might bring my old LWD Regency with the red velvet spencer, since I haven't worn the spencer at CoCo and the dress has had a couple changes since the last time I wore it there.
So this is my potential line-up:
Thursday night: LWD Regency with spencer; If I finish the 1840s dress, then I will wear my cotton 1910s dress here instead
Friday day: Anna Frozen Fever
Friday night: Fairy Godmother bustle
Saturday day: Plaid bustle
Saturday night: Natural form bustle
Sunday: 1910s cotton dress; If I finish it, I'll wear the 1840s instead. Either way, I probably need to bring an apron for the 18th c hair products class.
I made and attached the last ruffle on the skirt train, sewed on 25 hooks and bars, tried it on, took in the back a little more (again), moved about 8" on either end of the bottom two ruffles .5" lower to fix the hem length, finished the sleeve hems, and made and attached my two pleated sections for the side-fronts of the bottom of the skirt. And then for the past 2+ days, I've been sewing on the lace everywhere.
I have most of the lace sewn around the front opening/neckline, about 3/4 of the lace sewn on the hem, and about 1/2 of the vertical lace pieces where the front skirt meets the back section. All of that lace has to be carefully pinned in place and hand-sewn on either side, which I've been doing while it's hanging on the form. I still have to add the narrow lace on the sleeve bands and across the front of the neckline. And I still have to make the sash that goes around the knee-level, which is also edged in lace, plus the bow for the back.
I was really hoping to accomplish all that by last night, so I'm definitely off-schedule. I may have to skip dance classes this week to make up for it. On the other hand, I ordered the new 1840s McCalls pattern last Wed morning, and it still hasn't even been marked as shipped, so that may not be able to happen at this point. (It was supposed to arrive sometime Wed-Fri of this week). At this point, I'm going to keep working on the gala gown, and also make a chemise for it -- ideally, I'll finish both by tomorrow or Wed. I also have to make a bib at some point, since we decided to make those for Maggianos this year.
If the pattern hasn't arrived by then, I may just try to make my own 1840s dress, and not use the pattern. I can probably use my go-to Victorian base pattern, with a shirred-front bodice and a straight-panel skirt, and then I would just have to figure out the sleeves. Honestly, that might be easier than using a new pattern anyway. And if I run out of time to finish that, then I think I might bring my old LWD Regency with the red velvet spencer, since I haven't worn the spencer at CoCo and the dress has had a couple changes since the last time I wore it there.
So this is my potential line-up:
Thursday night: LWD Regency with spencer; If I finish the 1840s dress, then I will wear my cotton 1910s dress here instead
Friday day: Anna Frozen Fever
Friday night: Fairy Godmother bustle
Saturday day: Plaid bustle
Saturday night: Natural form bustle
Sunday: 1910s cotton dress; If I finish it, I'll wear the 1840s instead. Either way, I probably need to bring an apron for the 18th c hair products class.