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theladyrebecca) wrote2012-05-19 02:24 am
theladyrebecca) wrote2012-05-19 02:24 am
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I sewed!
With my sewing room all set up (minus that still-missing box), I actually got to sew starting yesterday. I have completely finished the petticoat for the candy early bustle, and I started sewing the skirt together today. The fabric is a nightmare! It's a white linen with a herringbone striped pattern in it, which looks lovely, but apparently was sliding all over the place as I cut it. But unlike chiffon, where I can tell the fabric slides, I had no idea until I started putting the pieces together. So this may work out or it may not. I hope it does.
And my fabric.com wool came. I'm sending one of them (a black wool poplin) back, since it's not at all what I was hoping for. But the navy brushed herringbone, and the light blue herringbone both are very nice. I'm planning to do a full post on my bathing suit plans tomorrow (with pictures!) so you'll have to wait for that, but in short, my one Victorian bathing suit plan has turned into two bathing suits - one teens one, and one 1890s one. I'm excited!
Also I washed the navy wool today, and it's sooo soft and fuzzy now. Maybe a bit too much so, since it's kind of like a nice blanket, but I think it will be okay. Is that what people mean when wool gets felted in the washing machine? I'm hoping the light blue doesn't wind up quite so fuzzy. Anyone have any tips on that? I googled, but everyone said just steam it, which is clearly not an option for something that's meant to be worn in water...
And my fabric.com wool came. I'm sending one of them (a black wool poplin) back, since it's not at all what I was hoping for. But the navy brushed herringbone, and the light blue herringbone both are very nice. I'm planning to do a full post on my bathing suit plans tomorrow (with pictures!) so you'll have to wait for that, but in short, my one Victorian bathing suit plan has turned into two bathing suits - one teens one, and one 1890s one. I'm excited!
Also I washed the navy wool today, and it's sooo soft and fuzzy now. Maybe a bit too much so, since it's kind of like a nice blanket, but I think it will be okay. Is that what people mean when wool gets felted in the washing machine? I'm hoping the light blue doesn't wind up quite so fuzzy. Anyone have any tips on that? I googled, but everyone said just steam it, which is clearly not an option for something that's meant to be worn in water...