Another long day.
Let's see... I got everything done for the picnic, yay! Dang, except food. Totally forgot that until just now. I guess I'll get something on the way home from church.
Anyway, I tried the ribbon bows on the Nankeen boots. By themselves, they just didn't look right. But the ribbon on the seam really punched it up. I glued it down very carefully on the edge of the seam, mimicking the double curve just right. And then the glue soaked through the thin ribbon and looked awful. So I got to hand-sew another layer of ribbon over it. Yay. But it's all the for the best, since it would have been terrible to sew it down in the first place.
I also finally got the bodice beading templates done. It was not easy! But they're done, with the seams decided, and motifs outlined. I also cut out the hunks of taffeta that each will be worked on. I still need to trace the actual working templates onto black tissue paper and tack them to the silk; then I can get started.
After church tomorrow I think I'll also hit Joann's. It would be nice to have an intermediate-sized embroidery hoop. I have a 6" and an 18". Something between would be helpful! I got a new sales flyer and a bonus card this week, so I'll make up a list now and then hit the sack. *yawn*
Anyway, I tried the ribbon bows on the Nankeen boots. By themselves, they just didn't look right. But the ribbon on the seam really punched it up. I glued it down very carefully on the edge of the seam, mimicking the double curve just right. And then the glue soaked through the thin ribbon and looked awful. So I got to hand-sew another layer of ribbon over it. Yay. But it's all the for the best, since it would have been terrible to sew it down in the first place.
I also finally got the bodice beading templates done. It was not easy! But they're done, with the seams decided, and motifs outlined. I also cut out the hunks of taffeta that each will be worked on. I still need to trace the actual working templates onto black tissue paper and tack them to the silk; then I can get started.
After church tomorrow I think I'll also hit Joann's. It would be nice to have an intermediate-sized embroidery hoop. I have a 6" and an 18". Something between would be helpful! I got a new sales flyer and a bonus card this week, so I'll make up a list now and then hit the sack. *yawn*