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threadwalker) wrote2006-10-16 11:06 am
threadwalker) wrote2006-10-16 11:06 am
Project Status
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Italian, 1540s
I am really enjoying this project. I want to totally dump my current early period project and go make myself a court Italian. Because of my wonderfully fluxuating weight, I don't have one that fits. Ah well... "after 12th Night" is the chant.
Status:
The bodice is done. I hand stitched the gold silk on. I really like how it's turning out, although it took a lot more time than I thought it would. The "last stretch" seemed to last forever. I added the black silk frill at the neck. Tonight, after I get home from gym, I need to pattern the sleeves, cut them out, then cut out silk bands to sew on those, and do whatever machine sewing I can do before 10 pm. The corset still needs some love, which will have to wait for tomorrow.
Bodice construction notes:
Brocade, black and gold.
1 - Lining: Flat lined the bodice with cotton canvas. (Bleck: it's from my own stash, but I've really come to despise cotton canvas. I really prefer heavy linen. It behaves 100X better. But I pulled it from my stash and donated it to the project, so I didn't have to go to the store. Still. yuck, yuck, yuck!) I caved and added bag lining of black twill. I don't bag-line anymore. I'm not convinced it's a period technique and I've come to think it's mostly a modern convention because modern clothes are lined this way. I prefer to do 1-inch seams; press, clip any flat-lining; and then roll the brocade over that, hand finishing the inside seams. Hey - they are my projects and if I want to spend more time on the guts and it makes me happy, who's to complain? Anyway, this is for someone else and I've observed that everyone else bag-lines, expects bag-lining, and doesn't really understand where I'm coming from on my seam treatments. So in the spirit of making someone what they want rather than what I think they want, bag lining happened. gronk.
2 - Side seams. I'm doing lacing up both sides. I guess I should say bodice is done except for side-lacing. Not sure if I'll rough them out by machine and then finish by hand or what. I *gasp* top stitched these by machine. I think doing it this way creates a structurally stronger finish. It makes me squirm when you can see machine-top stitching on the outside of the garment. Maybe I'll pull it out after the lacing holes are in and redo it by hand. (oooooh! the muse liked that. gonna have to do that, now!)
3 - Armholes sealed up by hand before adding sleeves. Executive decision to "finish" (seal) the bodice before adding sleeves. There are going to be 2 sets of sleeves. One (matching) pair will be sewn to bodice and the other (contrasting) pair will fit inside the looser matching pair: over sleeves and undersleeves. blah, blah, blah. Anyway, I've decided to finish the bodice and 2 pairs of sleeves separately. The matching set will be whipped to the bodice. The contrasting pair will tie in.
back to your regularly scheduled program.
Italian, 1540s
I am really enjoying this project. I want to totally dump my current early period project and go make myself a court Italian. Because of my wonderfully fluxuating weight, I don't have one that fits. Ah well... "after 12th Night" is the chant.
Status:
The bodice is done. I hand stitched the gold silk on. I really like how it's turning out, although it took a lot more time than I thought it would. The "last stretch" seemed to last forever. I added the black silk frill at the neck. Tonight, after I get home from gym, I need to pattern the sleeves, cut them out, then cut out silk bands to sew on those, and do whatever machine sewing I can do before 10 pm. The corset still needs some love, which will have to wait for tomorrow.
Bodice construction notes:
Brocade, black and gold.
1 - Lining: Flat lined the bodice with cotton canvas. (Bleck: it's from my own stash, but I've really come to despise cotton canvas. I really prefer heavy linen. It behaves 100X better. But I pulled it from my stash and donated it to the project, so I didn't have to go to the store. Still. yuck, yuck, yuck!) I caved and added bag lining of black twill. I don't bag-line anymore. I'm not convinced it's a period technique and I've come to think it's mostly a modern convention because modern clothes are lined this way. I prefer to do 1-inch seams; press, clip any flat-lining; and then roll the brocade over that, hand finishing the inside seams. Hey - they are my projects and if I want to spend more time on the guts and it makes me happy, who's to complain? Anyway, this is for someone else and I've observed that everyone else bag-lines, expects bag-lining, and doesn't really understand where I'm coming from on my seam treatments. So in the spirit of making someone what they want rather than what I think they want, bag lining happened. gronk.
2 - Side seams. I'm doing lacing up both sides. I guess I should say bodice is done except for side-lacing. Not sure if I'll rough them out by machine and then finish by hand or what. I *gasp* top stitched these by machine. I think doing it this way creates a structurally stronger finish. It makes me squirm when you can see machine-top stitching on the outside of the garment. Maybe I'll pull it out after the lacing holes are in and redo it by hand. (oooooh! the muse liked that. gonna have to do that, now!)
3 - Armholes sealed up by hand before adding sleeves. Executive decision to "finish" (seal) the bodice before adding sleeves. There are going to be 2 sets of sleeves. One (matching) pair will be sewn to bodice and the other (contrasting) pair will fit inside the looser matching pair: over sleeves and undersleeves. blah, blah, blah. Anyway, I've decided to finish the bodice and 2 pairs of sleeves separately. The matching set will be whipped to the bodice. The contrasting pair will tie in.
back to your regularly scheduled program.
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