Low-Key

[atherleisure]

It's been a low-key sewing week. We've been working on some trim in the house, which has left little time for sewing but came out well. I've been working a little on a 1780's chemise dress, the kind with a fitted back and sleeves but a gathered front and skirt rather than the earlier giant tube with sleeves. The bodice except the full-length front panel and the sleeves are finished. I still have the whole skirt to do. My cotton voile is in two pieces, but I think I might be able to get the whole thing out of one of the pieces, which would be nice. We shall see. The next step is to get a box of costumes down off the shelf to measure how long the skirt panels need to be.

I've worked a little on the flamestitch pocketbook too, and the three center rows are finished. I moved the frame last night. I'm afraid I'll have to do the last bit on the ends in the hand instead of in the frame because I didn't buy much extra fabric and it seems like it will be a bit stiff to put in a hoop. We shall see about that one too.

Comments

[marianme]

Or maybe stitch other fabric to edges so it’ll stay on hoop?

[atherleisure]

Fair point. I’ll play it by ear.