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Cross posted to: eggies_red_dres,corsetmakers
Simplicity 7215, size 20
Aqua top- stitched black silk taffeta, black quilted aqua silk dupioni in bust and hip gores, with coordinating external boning casings. Coutil strength layer. Casings of black top- stitched aqua dupioni lined with 3/8" coutil strips. 1/4" flat spring steel and spiral steels inside the casings. Aqua top stitched black taffeta binding on top and bottom. Shown fully closed and padded over my adjustable dress form.
Bust: 44 1/2"
Waist:32 1/2"
Hip: 44"
Took about 12 hours to put together over 5 days.
What this lady needs is flossing. Functional flossing like a boss, because those casings are a full 1/2" shy of the casing length. Seemed like a good idea at the time, leaving 1/4" at either end of unsupported fabric, but the shortness is showing.
She also needs a liner. I had a 2 machine setup for the contrast stitching (oh, the dividends of also collecting too many sewing machines...) but I never bothered to change my bobbin threads to compensate for the various top stitches. So there's a ton of black stitching on the inside. If I was going that far, I suppose I could put a waist tape in there as well. There's also a variety of minor flaws in the top stitching. Some places, the top stitching is doubled up, rather than made in one pass. Some places the boning got caught on the bed of the sewing machine, leading to stitches in one place over and over ending in breakage of the top stitching.
There is also one casing that the coutil is showing, not sure if I want to re- apply.
Looking to sell if there is anyone for whom these garment measurements would work.
$195 plus shipping. Continental US only.
Simplicity 7215, size 20
Aqua top- stitched black silk taffeta, black quilted aqua silk dupioni in bust and hip gores, with coordinating external boning casings. Coutil strength layer. Casings of black top- stitched aqua dupioni lined with 3/8" coutil strips. 1/4" flat spring steel and spiral steels inside the casings. Aqua top stitched black taffeta binding on top and bottom. Shown fully closed and padded over my adjustable dress form.
Bust: 44 1/2"
Waist:32 1/2"
Hip: 44"
Took about 12 hours to put together over 5 days.
What this lady needs is flossing. Functional flossing like a boss, because those casings are a full 1/2" shy of the casing length. Seemed like a good idea at the time, leaving 1/4" at either end of unsupported fabric, but the shortness is showing.
She also needs a liner. I had a 2 machine setup for the contrast stitching (oh, the dividends of also collecting too many sewing machines...) but I never bothered to change my bobbin threads to compensate for the various top stitches. So there's a ton of black stitching on the inside. If I was going that far, I suppose I could put a waist tape in there as well. There's also a variety of minor flaws in the top stitching. Some places, the top stitching is doubled up, rather than made in one pass. Some places the boning got caught on the bed of the sewing machine, leading to stitches in one place over and over ending in breakage of the top stitching.
There is also one casing that the coutil is showing, not sure if I want to re- apply.
Looking to sell if there is anyone for whom these garment measurements would work.
$195 plus shipping. Continental US only.