So much hand sewing, ugh (short gown)
OK I'm willing to concede that any hand sewing is too much. All those who love it, my brain doesn't comprehend. Intellectually I see you must just as there must be people who like waking up early, but I don't "feel" it.
Some pix of the short gown. hand sewing = fashion layer neckline, skirt hem, 3 edges (whimpers). If it wasn't for re-enacting I could just get away with blatting away on the wondrous beast. I need to hem the neck edge before I can attach the shoulder strap (at front anyway). I just belted around the lining. Ain't nobody seeing that.
The diamond back is definitely there! and I kinda like that it's the first thing I stitch. Could do the neck edge hem, but pffft. Diamond!
And here's a shoulder strap pinned to the assembled front/back with linings.
I'm suspecting quite strongly that I won't get it done for Saturday, ie tomorrow. But I'll take it with me and hand sew as much as I can so it's fit to wear on Sunday. It's definitely winter here. Also deep in the stash was 2.5m of a dark green wool. A bit stiff, so not much use for real life clothing. It's an inexpensive ebay find, so I'm thinking of a bodiced skirt for my bumboater.
Some pix of the short gown. hand sewing = fashion layer neckline, skirt hem, 3 edges (whimpers). If it wasn't for re-enacting I could just get away with blatting away on the wondrous beast. I need to hem the neck edge before I can attach the shoulder strap (at front anyway). I just belted around the lining. Ain't nobody seeing that.
The diamond back is definitely there! and I kinda like that it's the first thing I stitch. Could do the neck edge hem, but pffft. Diamond!
And here's a shoulder strap pinned to the assembled front/back with linings.
I'm suspecting quite strongly that I won't get it done for Saturday, ie tomorrow. But I'll take it with me and hand sew as much as I can so it's fit to wear on Sunday. It's definitely winter here. Also deep in the stash was 2.5m of a dark green wool. A bit stiff, so not much use for real life clothing. It's an inexpensive ebay find, so I'm thinking of a bodiced skirt for my bumboater.