And we have interlining mounted.
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I did both front pieces the same way, so they're essentially two left sides, but since I will be baglining them with self-fabric I don't see a problem. It doesn't matter much if the interlining has been mounted to the outside or inside fabric once it's all made up. Notice how I had to piece for the collar? That was me being an idiot and forgetting to cut it out in one with the interlining. I attached it at the same time as the body of it,:one stitch in the body, one in the shell, one in the collar piece, one in the shell and one in the body and round and round we go...
Ahem.
Yes. Things went well, and I have pinned my two layers of fabric together ready for sewing up along all but lower edges where I will turn them. Which brings me immediately to the question: sewing machine, or no sewing machine.
Bearing in mind that this is a wash-and-wear item, and that the sewing machine is not very good. Do I want to spend the effort that may very likely be required to attach the two layers together, or do I want to have sore fingers from handsewing. Now a bodice does not have alot in the way of seams, and stitching these pieces up shouldn't take very long at all. We shall see. First I must eat.
ETA (After dinner)
Well, I did the first of the front pieces by hand, snipped seam allowances to allow it to go around bends, snipped corners and turned it inside out. It didn't take very long at all, really, and it looks perfecly fine to me. Maybe it'll look even better with a row of cord or something applied to the front, to cover up where I will need to sew in the lacing strip on the inside. Must also do some sort of shoulder-treatment. Don't know what. A wing? Standing loops? I've never had to bother about this bit before...
Bah, so much for a quick and easy project - there's loads I haven't ever tried before!
I did both front pieces the same way, so they're essentially two left sides, but since I will be baglining them with self-fabric I don't see a problem. It doesn't matter much if the interlining has been mounted to the outside or inside fabric once it's all made up. Notice how I had to piece for the collar? That was me being an idiot and forgetting to cut it out in one with the interlining. I attached it at the same time as the body of it,:one stitch in the body, one in the shell, one in the collar piece, one in the shell and one in the body and round and round we go...
Ahem.
Yes. Things went well, and I have pinned my two layers of fabric together ready for sewing up along all but lower edges where I will turn them. Which brings me immediately to the question: sewing machine, or no sewing machine.
Bearing in mind that this is a wash-and-wear item, and that the sewing machine is not very good. Do I want to spend the effort that may very likely be required to attach the two layers together, or do I want to have sore fingers from handsewing. Now a bodice does not have alot in the way of seams, and stitching these pieces up shouldn't take very long at all. We shall see. First I must eat.
ETA (After dinner)
Well, I did the first of the front pieces by hand, snipped seam allowances to allow it to go around bends, snipped corners and turned it inside out. It didn't take very long at all, really, and it looks perfecly fine to me. Maybe it'll look even better with a row of cord or something applied to the front, to cover up where I will need to sew in the lacing strip on the inside. Must also do some sort of shoulder-treatment. Don't know what. A wing? Standing loops? I've never had to bother about this bit before...
Bah, so much for a quick and easy project - there's loads I haven't ever tried before!
