Elf Agnes' pink and gray gown is slowly coming along. One of the first things I started was the hanging sleeves, as I knew they would take the longest. The are always a huge job. After tracing the pattern onto the wrong side of the pink satin, basting the layers, machine sewing them, clipping and turning them, they needed to be basted around the entire outer edge again before they could be pressed. Then the basting thread was removed, and the embroidery and beading could begin.
The under sleeves and basic bodice were prepared and joined together.
After sewing the underarm seams, most of the embellishing on the bodice could be completed. It's a lot easier to do it before the skirts get sewn on.
After hand-hemming the two metre edge of the velour overskirt, the front edges also needed a lot of embellishing. Meanwhile the beading on the edges of the hanging sleeves continued. In fact the edge of each hanging sleeve is the same as four times the length of each front skirt edge, and after ten days I was still not even finished the first one.
Every now and then I'd lay the costume parts out to see how they look together...
These costumes are a lot of work, and I'll be happy when it's done. To finish the outfit, I'm thinking that with Agnes being an elf, a flower wreath in her hair would seem appropriate, one matching the flowers on her bodice. And then she gets to put it all on and pose for some photos.
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