At a stopping place?
2004-07-07 08:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
liadethorneggeWell then, I got to the first sleeve, fairly quickly that sleeve was finished. I just have to stitch it onto the dress itself and work out exactly where to attach the foresleeves and poofing chemise sleeve.
I also finished the bodice for the tudor working class entirely, and ran two threads through the folded down edge of my skirt to cartridge pleat it. Fairly painless I have now also pinned it to the waistline of the bodice. First of all I lined up the centre back with the centre back of the bodice and skirt. Then I pinned the front of the slit to the front of the bodice, leaving a centimetre on either edge overlap so that it won't gap open too much when wearing. Should work I hope. Also left another ten centimetres flat in the front before the pleating starts. Only pinned as yet, as I am sort of fearing the pain to my fingers that I remember quite well from attaching the skirt to the tudor court gown.
Once that was pinned it was when I finised the fur turn-back sleeve, pinned it into place temporarily to the dress and tried it on. Looks good actually, but I think I need to rotate them just a little so they will hang straight when I cross my arms infront of me. I made a mark at the trying on and then struggled out of the dress. Actually it was a bit of a struggle to get into it as well, as it was hugely unbalanced with the one heavy furlined sleeve on one side and nothing on the other.
Been listening to Harry Potter while I sew as well. I think Rowling did a good job of the ending of book 4. Made me choke up a bit.
I also finished the bodice for the tudor working class entirely, and ran two threads through the folded down edge of my skirt to cartridge pleat it. Fairly painless I have now also pinned it to the waistline of the bodice. First of all I lined up the centre back with the centre back of the bodice and skirt. Then I pinned the front of the slit to the front of the bodice, leaving a centimetre on either edge overlap so that it won't gap open too much when wearing. Should work I hope. Also left another ten centimetres flat in the front before the pleating starts. Only pinned as yet, as I am sort of fearing the pain to my fingers that I remember quite well from attaching the skirt to the tudor court gown.
Once that was pinned it was when I finised the fur turn-back sleeve, pinned it into place temporarily to the dress and tried it on. Looks good actually, but I think I need to rotate them just a little so they will hang straight when I cross my arms infront of me. I made a mark at the trying on and then struggled out of the dress. Actually it was a bit of a struggle to get into it as well, as it was hugely unbalanced with the one heavy furlined sleeve on one side and nothing on the other.
Been listening to Harry Potter while I sew as well. I think Rowling did a good job of the ending of book 4. Made me choke up a bit.
