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Finished pics ...
Jul. 15th, 2010 09:45 pm... but not the dress I was working on! My little frock is finished, except for buttons. I got the buttons today, but have yet to make their holes and sew them on. Since I finished my dress last night, I started Clare's warmer day dress, and finished it a couple of hours ago. There are some pics ( under here... )
If I can work up the energy tonight I will sort out the fastenings on my frock, but I doubt I will manage it! Tomorrow will be Clare's cool long sleeved day dress (as long as I have enough fabric, haven't measured yet!) or maybe I'll sort out Mummy's 1830s dress. Originally it was an 1860s dress made for my Aunt, with a jewel neckline and rather skimpy bishops sleeves. Mummy wore it to the Victorian festival last year, because it's short (Aunty Jac is very much shorter than Mummy!!) so she can wear it with just one or 2 petticoats, no crinoline!But the sleeves are not right at all, and I didn't like them on Aunty Jac either, so I'm planning to make new ones ( I have fabric left) in a more 1830s style. She's probably going to be wearing early Victorian for the demo in August, either this dress or one of her early 1860s with lots of petticoats instead of hoops, but although the length is fine for streets, it might not be OK on grass (I think the demo will be on grass anyway) so I want to sort out the sleeves in time.
If I can work up the energy tonight I will sort out the fastenings on my frock, but I doubt I will manage it! Tomorrow will be Clare's cool long sleeved day dress (as long as I have enough fabric, haven't measured yet!) or maybe I'll sort out Mummy's 1830s dress. Originally it was an 1860s dress made for my Aunt, with a jewel neckline and rather skimpy bishops sleeves. Mummy wore it to the Victorian festival last year, because it's short (Aunty Jac is very much shorter than Mummy!!) so she can wear it with just one or 2 petticoats, no crinoline!But the sleeves are not right at all, and I didn't like them on Aunty Jac either, so I'm planning to make new ones ( I have fabric left) in a more 1830s style. She's probably going to be wearing early Victorian for the demo in August, either this dress or one of her early 1860s with lots of petticoats instead of hoops, but although the length is fine for streets, it might not be OK on grass (I think the demo will be on grass anyway) so I want to sort out the sleeves in time.
