Rouleaux!!
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I haven't done a lot today, most of the day was spent at my dancing friends' house having a candy pull! So much fun! And the taffy is yummy scrummy!! We didn't half get sticky though!!
I did start sewing after supper, I've cut out the skirt breadths, they need the tops and hems curving, but I want to do that once I've had a fitting to make sure I get the right curve. I'll pin the seams together and pin it to the waistband to cut the hem I think. I had a bit of trouble with the shape of the petticoat and don't want a repeat performance!
After the skirt breadths were cut I saw how much fabric I've got to play with, lots! I'm so pleased! Especially as I'm pretty much decided on big beret sleeves! I want them to be as different from my Regency dresses as possible :) So then it was onto the rouleaux. I can't put in sleeves or put the bodice on the waistband till the rouleaux are sewn on. Any way, I twisted 2 strands of the quilting wool together and pinned the ends to my ironing board to give them a good shot of steam. I wrapped bias strips round them and secured with a whipstitch. The first 2 are pinned to the bodice and I love it!!!!! There are some pictures
The fitting yesterday, the neckline drawstring is in, but nothing at the waist, I'm just holding it shut(ish) in back!
(You can see the naked rouleaux at the top of the picture.) I think they may need to come higher up the armhole, but I'm going to get them all made up an pinned in place and have a fitting to see where the sit when the bodice is held out by me instead of my pressing pad :D
I have lots of house work to do tomorrow, and dancing in the evening, for which I may feel the urge to bake, but maybe'll get some sewing done, if not it'll be my handsewing for work on Monday :D
I haven't done a lot today, most of the day was spent at my dancing friends' house having a candy pull! So much fun! And the taffy is yummy scrummy!! We didn't half get sticky though!!
I did start sewing after supper, I've cut out the skirt breadths, they need the tops and hems curving, but I want to do that once I've had a fitting to make sure I get the right curve. I'll pin the seams together and pin it to the waistband to cut the hem I think. I had a bit of trouble with the shape of the petticoat and don't want a repeat performance!
After the skirt breadths were cut I saw how much fabric I've got to play with, lots! I'm so pleased! Especially as I'm pretty much decided on big beret sleeves! I want them to be as different from my Regency dresses as possible :) So then it was onto the rouleaux. I can't put in sleeves or put the bodice on the waistband till the rouleaux are sewn on. Any way, I twisted 2 strands of the quilting wool together and pinned the ends to my ironing board to give them a good shot of steam. I wrapped bias strips round them and secured with a whipstitch. The first 2 are pinned to the bodice and I love it!!!!! There are some pictures
The fitting yesterday, the neckline drawstring is in, but nothing at the waist, I'm just holding it shut(ish) in back!
(You can see the naked rouleaux at the top of the picture.) I think they may need to come higher up the armhole, but I'm going to get them all made up an pinned in place and have a fitting to see where the sit when the bodice is held out by me instead of my pressing pad :D
I have lots of house work to do tomorrow, and dancing in the evening, for which I may feel the urge to bake, but maybe'll get some sewing done, if not it'll be my handsewing for work on Monday :D
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Date: 2010-01-31 02:47 pm (UTC)I hope it does look fabulous, it's so much work!!
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Date: 2010-01-31 02:04 am (UTC)Good idea twisting the wool together as well. I just used single strips on mine.
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Date: 2010-01-31 02:48 pm (UTC)The wool was quite thin and weedy before I twisted it together, and when I gave it a shot of steam it fluffed up nicely too.
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