More cote-sewing!
2003-12-08 03:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
liadethorneggeWell, I was inspired by sunday's birthday feasting so when I got home I got my butt in gear and tacked down the stays in the middel front of my corset so that they are pushed all the way down and won't ride up with wear. I also cut out the hem of my blue cote. Meaning I got the fabric I needed for the front facing that needs to be added before doing buttonholes. I pinned the gown closed in front with needles wearing my underdress. Just standing infront of my bathroom mirror. Then I moved the pins so that they were only in one side so I could get out of the dress. Next I laid it out, evened all edges so it won't be lopsided and pinned it together along the front closing line.
At that point I wanted to wriggle into it again, just to make sure. I had to remove the underdress first since the wool cote got stuck on the cotton. Even without the dress on underneath it was -quite- a tight wiggle and I had to exhale as much as I could to get the girls up into place. But I needed to double check the fit. And it did, with only one pin having to be moved. At that point I grabbed a fabric-pencil and marked the line of the pins down one side of my front and unpinned.
Evening out the line into a nice curved front seam I then lined up all edges and pinned, cutting through both front panels at the same time. The cut off piece I then used as a guide to cut facing out of one long strip cut from the hem. These are now pinned to the front ready to sew in. I'll be doing this by hand as well as the hem. Then must cut down the neckline and finish it. Then cut buttonholes and edge. I've got some self-buttons done as well, and plenty of scraps to make more from.
At that point I wanted to wriggle into it again, just to make sure. I had to remove the underdress first since the wool cote got stuck on the cotton. Even without the dress on underneath it was -quite- a tight wiggle and I had to exhale as much as I could to get the girls up into place. But I needed to double check the fit. And it did, with only one pin having to be moved. At that point I grabbed a fabric-pencil and marked the line of the pins down one side of my front and unpinned.
Evening out the line into a nice curved front seam I then lined up all edges and pinned, cutting through both front panels at the same time. The cut off piece I then used as a guide to cut facing out of one long strip cut from the hem. These are now pinned to the front ready to sew in. I'll be doing this by hand as well as the hem. Then must cut down the neckline and finish it. Then cut buttonholes and edge. I've got some self-buttons done as well, and plenty of scraps to make more from.
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Date: 2003-12-08 05:35 pm (UTC)that icon
Date: 2003-12-10 02:39 pm (UTC)I did more sewing and took a couple more pictures. And at our local shire meeting yesterday I started sewing the facings on to the dress. The lady in charge of our sewing meeting did not say don't do that, but she didn't look enthusiastic, so next time I'll solve the problem of finishing neckline and front closure some other way. Bias tape probably.