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I didn't get nearly as much sewing done this weekend as I wanted to. Mostly because I decided to line the skirt for the 1830s dress, and that took FOREVER. I ripped all my organdy lining panels, so I know they were on grain, and it is very easy to see the grain of the plaid, but the organdy did not want to play nice. Why is organdy so moody?! So anyway, it took me all of my available sewing time on Friday and Saturday to get those together. On Thursday night, though, I piped the bodice seams and armseyes, made the belt, and finished cutting out the sleeves.
Yesterday, I pleated the skirt to the bodice and started in on pleating the sleeves. The skirt is mostly knife-pleated, with cartridge pleats in the CB. And the sleeves are tiny knife pleats. I still have to figure out how far down I want the knife pleats to go on the upper sleeve, and how to sew them into place (there will be bands around the arm in 1-2 places, but I'm not sure how to actually make them stay in place...)
So anyway, I have a short rehearsal tonight, but since it's short, I'm hoping that I can maybe finish setting the sleeves tonight. Because then it's pretty much just bertha and hemming, and I'll be done!
Yesterday, I pleated the skirt to the bodice and started in on pleating the sleeves. The skirt is mostly knife-pleated, with cartridge pleats in the CB. And the sleeves are tiny knife pleats. I still have to figure out how far down I want the knife pleats to go on the upper sleeve, and how to sew them into place (there will be bands around the arm in 1-2 places, but I'm not sure how to actually make them stay in place...)
So anyway, I have a short rehearsal tonight, but since it's short, I'm hoping that I can maybe finish setting the sleeves tonight. Because then it's pretty much just bertha and hemming, and I'll be done!