Progress
Looking more and more like a dress:
If you click through maybe you can notice I just laid the buttons on top. Left to do: buttonholes, hem sleeves and skirt, zipper.
Happily it is coming out oh-so-very 30s and quite nice I think. The sleeves have more body now than they will after the final wash. I used Sullivan's stabilizer to work with the slippery "china silk," which gives it a pretty stiff quality, but it washes out.
This pattern is very simple but I've had to do some extra thinking and sewing because of the two layers (I'm basically sewing up two dresses) and because it is the first time I've worked with slippery and sheer fabrics. I spent at least an hour today thinking of and trying out various methods I could use to hem the chiffon. I settled on a rolled hem, but had to purchase the foot because without the foot it's impossible (this fabric does not iron, even damp!). So it'll be a week at least before I get that and before I hem anything.
If you click through maybe you can notice I just laid the buttons on top. Left to do: buttonholes, hem sleeves and skirt, zipper.
Happily it is coming out oh-so-very 30s and quite nice I think. The sleeves have more body now than they will after the final wash. I used Sullivan's stabilizer to work with the slippery "china silk," which gives it a pretty stiff quality, but it washes out.
This pattern is very simple but I've had to do some extra thinking and sewing because of the two layers (I'm basically sewing up two dresses) and because it is the first time I've worked with slippery and sheer fabrics. I spent at least an hour today thinking of and trying out various methods I could use to hem the chiffon. I settled on a rolled hem, but had to purchase the foot because without the foot it's impossible (this fabric does not iron, even damp!). So it'll be a week at least before I get that and before I hem anything.
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5 Comments:
very nice can't wait to see a pic of you wearing it!!!
Fabulous! I love the dress!
This is such a lovely and elegant dress. I hope you post a picture of you wearing the dress.
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Trudy,
Thank you! Actually, my most recent post is the finished version of this dress, with me wearing it.
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