It's Looking Like a Dress!

After having been in a drawer for six months, I've finally gotten back to my 1868 dress. I know that for some six months of a UFO is nothing extraordinary, but I don't really do UFO's. I may have several things in progress, but generally speaking, if it's started, it's going - no matter how slowly. Anyway, I'm so glad that this dress is again going.

In the last couple of weeks, I've finished the skirt, exclusive of trim, and made progress on the bodice. Now I've just got to put on the piping and set and hem the sleeves, and the bodice will be finished, again exclusive of trim. Trimming will take time. I'm more or less copying the dress below, and that's a lot of trim!



Here's hoping I finish the construction this week so I can get on to an awful lot of black ribbon soon!