Overskirt and such
Jun. 22nd, 2012 12:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theladyrebeccaThe overskirt to the candy bustle is pretty much done. I hemmed it last night, and today, I sewed on the waistband, and the lace trim all around the bottom (a change from my original idea, but I like it much better). Right now, it needs the hooks and eyes at the waistband, the hooks to hook it to the overbodice, and that patch pocket I might add (still on the fence about that one). I've also decided that I'm just going to do a few pleats up in the four places that I'm "bustling" it, because I like the look much better than ties or buttons.
I also started hand-sewing on all the trim around the neckline of the overbodice. I got one row of stitching done on half of it today, while sitting outside and waiting for work. I'm going to do 2-3 rows of stitching on it, though, so it doesn't flip up anywhere (especially as it curves).
I also think I found my buttons! I saw some that don't say they're the same brand, but look awfully similar/exact on fabric.com during their button sale yesterday, so I bought 7 cards of them (which is probably way overkill). And then I also bought four cards of a cute two-tone pink daisy button. I plan to make a summer dress (probably in a slight 50s style) out of some of the leftover pink from this project, and use those daisy buttons, and wear that to that pink princess party at CosCol. I felt out of place when I didn't show up in pink last year.
I also started hand-sewing on all the trim around the neckline of the overbodice. I got one row of stitching done on half of it today, while sitting outside and waiting for work. I'm going to do 2-3 rows of stitching on it, though, so it doesn't flip up anywhere (especially as it curves).
I also think I found my buttons! I saw some that don't say they're the same brand, but look awfully similar/exact on fabric.com during their button sale yesterday, so I bought 7 cards of them (which is probably way overkill). And then I also bought four cards of a cute two-tone pink daisy button. I plan to make a summer dress (probably in a slight 50s style) out of some of the leftover pink from this project, and use those daisy buttons, and wear that to that pink princess party at CosCol. I felt out of place when I didn't show up in pink last year.