Vigil gown finished

[liadethornegge]

Yesterday night, The dress was completely finished, including mounting points for sleeves, front closing, lacing cord, hemming EVERYTHING.

This morning I've tried to set my new suite of ruffs using only my fingers. They're not going to be very smooth in appearance... but they ought to hold approximately the right shape. I'm going to have to figure out a way to set them properly for future uses.

Yesterday I also tried it all on. I finished! On time!

Tomorrow Sir William is coming by to pick up most of the luggage for Kingdom University, Thursday evening the ferry leaves and the event starts :)

Comments

[bend-gules.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm. You'll have to start something else to finish, in the wee hours of the vigil...can't be right to be finished in advance!

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

It's called planning and having set the appropriate goal for oneself :)

I had huge and wild plans for a while, but I scaled them down after only a little thought.

Of course, the only thing I may perhaps not be totally happy with are the ruffs which I have been unable to set perfectly due to lack of supplies. Still, should look good.

[merlyn-gabriel.livejournal.com]

wish I could be there.

[my-stitching.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you are going to look lovely. Please post pictures (after the fact, of course). And congratulations!

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

I most definitely will

Congratulations!

[kareina.livejournal.com]

I am not surprised that it was done on time, well done!

I have read a fair bit on setting ruffs on lifeofglamour's lj (sorry, I can't do a link on the phone).I think I recall hearing her say something about adapting a curling iron for the job, by removing the end so that it will heat to the tip.

[kareina.livejournal.com]

Note: I read those posts only because she is on my f-list, not because I have any interest in ruffs, so my memory may not be reliable on this topic.

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

I know Laina and am familiar with her work with ruffs :) I guided her and her husband round Uppsala once, and we've kept in touch. Now, if I had a curling iron I would have used it, but I don't, and I couldn't find any suitable substitutes so had to do the best I could. Thanks for the tip though :)