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I have the lurgy :(
Jan. 7th, 2011 11:24 pmI seem to have the dreadful cold / flu that's been going round this Christmas, it's really knocked me for six and is ruining my last week of holiday :( I slept all afternoon, instead of going out with my best friend for an afternoon of fun and shopping, not fiar! Why couldn't I be ill next weekg, when I'd have got sick pay!?
Anyway, I have been doing a little bit of sewing in the evenings when I start to feel better. I drafted a highnecked regency bodice the other day, but didn't feel up to putting my stays on till yesterday. I'm using the raspberry wool I've had in the stash for years, (mummy says it's more mulberry, but oh well, the tag is named now, so raspberry it is!) It's lovely and warm, but still nice and fine, so should be perfect! It's got a very soft hand, and would have been useless for 18thC or 1860s, but should work very well for this.
I'm making the dress on pg 99/100 of Costume in Detail, high necked front opening bodice with frills at the neck, drop front skirt, smooth in front, pleats and gathers in back, long sleeves with bands and frills at the wrists and 2 tucks in the hem of the skirt. I also want to make a new chemisette with lots of frills at the neck, if you're going to be frilly you may as well be very frilly!
So far, the bodice is together and hemmed, and the skirt is together and hemmed, but the sleeves are only cut out and I haven't even started on all the frills yet!
I've also decided to hand sew this dress. I started last year making 2 dresses with lots of decoration that would be all handwork, so decided to construct them by hand as well. I then thought, I may as well do all my 18thC things by hand, since so much had to be done by hand anyway. This meant that the only hand sewn garments I did last year had a lot of work in them, so I thought, "why not do this relatively easy project by hand as well?" it won't take nearly as long as the chess piece 1820s or the sunflower sacque, and will get me hand sewing faster ready for my 2 upcoming 18thC projects.
Anyway, I have been doing a little bit of sewing in the evenings when I start to feel better. I drafted a highnecked regency bodice the other day, but didn't feel up to putting my stays on till yesterday. I'm using the raspberry wool I've had in the stash for years, (mummy says it's more mulberry, but oh well, the tag is named now, so raspberry it is!) It's lovely and warm, but still nice and fine, so should be perfect! It's got a very soft hand, and would have been useless for 18thC or 1860s, but should work very well for this.
I'm making the dress on pg 99/100 of Costume in Detail, high necked front opening bodice with frills at the neck, drop front skirt, smooth in front, pleats and gathers in back, long sleeves with bands and frills at the wrists and 2 tucks in the hem of the skirt. I also want to make a new chemisette with lots of frills at the neck, if you're going to be frilly you may as well be very frilly!
So far, the bodice is together and hemmed, and the skirt is together and hemmed, but the sleeves are only cut out and I haven't even started on all the frills yet!
I've also decided to hand sew this dress. I started last year making 2 dresses with lots of decoration that would be all handwork, so decided to construct them by hand as well. I then thought, I may as well do all my 18thC things by hand, since so much had to be done by hand anyway. This meant that the only hand sewn garments I did last year had a lot of work in them, so I thought, "why not do this relatively easy project by hand as well?" it won't take nearly as long as the chess piece 1820s or the sunflower sacque, and will get me hand sewing faster ready for my 2 upcoming 18thC projects.
