Just the Smock Left

[atherleisure]

I tried on everything except the smock (substituting a late 18th century shift for it) today, and it all seems to work together just fine. Then I starched the cuffs and basted them in. Very well-starched.



I'm using the Tudor Tailor pattern for the smock, but the sleeves seem awfully big to me. The narrow sleeves are given as being 12" around the wrist, but they still have you putting an opening at the wrist. That was going to be way too much fabric to bunch up under my jacket sleeves so I took out about 2.5", which was an improvement. I still don't need an opening at the wrist. I'm hoping I'll finish the smock today, but I make no guarantees. I just need to set the sleeves, sew the side seams, hem the sleeves, and hem the body. It should be achievable.

Comments

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

You've been just speeding through this ensemble! It's so neat to see it taking shape piece by piece. The cuffs are so cute looking, like little lampshades!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It feels like I've been working on it forever, though it's really only a couple of months. It's always so tedious starting from scratch.

At least the next big thing on my list will only require a bustle and maybe a petticoat or two in addition to the dress.