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Dec. 15th, 2020 08:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theladyrebeccaI worked more on the Christmas dress last night. The skirt is now fully assembled, and I attempted to gather it by machine, but apparently that's totally not going to work (the threads snapped over every seam when I tried to pull them up). So I guess this will either be hand-gathered, or maybe even pleated?
I also tried on the bodice, and it fit almost perfectly. I don't think I've ever made this little adjustments to a pattern (this is Butterick 5556). I wound up having to take a little bit of length out of the CB, and that's it. And all that I had done in the first place was to draft it out to a size 24, add 1" length to the CF and .5" length to the sides, and 4" length to the skirt. That's it. That's like nothing!
So that meant I was able to start the collar before going to bed. It's just a standing collar, but it's now attached to the bodice, which means the neckline is ready for facing. The bodice also needs cuffs, and then to have the skirt attached and the side zip inserted. And I'll need to hem the skirt, but that's all that's left. I have to commute in to work every single day this week (I'm even working Friday, which I usually have off), so unfortunately that means I have way less time to actually sew, since I have to work longer hours, plus commute, plus wake up earlier (aka go to bed earlier). My goal is to finish it by Wed night, but I have a feeling I might need more time than that. Especially because I really want to shoot an antique bodice examining video tonight, too.
I wound up buying some plaid fabric from Joanns last week (both plaid silk taffeta, which was an astounding find, and some plaiditudes fabric), and I'm going to make three plaid skirts as my next quick project. One is a Christmas skirt that I will barely have time to wear before Christmas, and that I bought the fabric for in early Nov, and the other two are from the plaiditudes fabrics. I just want more cozy plaid skirts, basically. Then I'll be starting on a new bustle dress, hopefully right around the start of the new year.
I also tried on the bodice, and it fit almost perfectly. I don't think I've ever made this little adjustments to a pattern (this is Butterick 5556). I wound up having to take a little bit of length out of the CB, and that's it. And all that I had done in the first place was to draft it out to a size 24, add 1" length to the CF and .5" length to the sides, and 4" length to the skirt. That's it. That's like nothing!
So that meant I was able to start the collar before going to bed. It's just a standing collar, but it's now attached to the bodice, which means the neckline is ready for facing. The bodice also needs cuffs, and then to have the skirt attached and the side zip inserted. And I'll need to hem the skirt, but that's all that's left. I have to commute in to work every single day this week (I'm even working Friday, which I usually have off), so unfortunately that means I have way less time to actually sew, since I have to work longer hours, plus commute, plus wake up earlier (aka go to bed earlier). My goal is to finish it by Wed night, but I have a feeling I might need more time than that. Especially because I really want to shoot an antique bodice examining video tonight, too.
I wound up buying some plaid fabric from Joanns last week (both plaid silk taffeta, which was an astounding find, and some plaiditudes fabric), and I'm going to make three plaid skirts as my next quick project. One is a Christmas skirt that I will barely have time to wear before Christmas, and that I bought the fabric for in early Nov, and the other two are from the plaiditudes fabrics. I just want more cozy plaid skirts, basically. Then I'll be starting on a new bustle dress, hopefully right around the start of the new year.