Well, the trim is finally on all the sleeves, and after pressing, they will be ready to baste onto the bodice. I ended up using two trims I've had for over twenty years - finally a use for them - trims in colours to accent the colours in the metallic brocade. I beaded along the edges of the braid trims, but didn't go all the way to the sleeve edges, because I still need to sew the underarm seams, and my sewing machine does not like lumps. But it's easy enough to sew on the missing beads afterwards. I tried the wine satin bodice over the under-dress, but it looks like the under-dress bodice fabric may be a bit thicker than my usual under-dresses, so the over-bodice isn't quite wide enough at the side seams. I don't have enough of the wine satin fabric to start all over and cut out new bodices, so I'll just have to add inserts under the arms along the side seams.
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Lorraine
1/31/2013 01:37:35 am
Instead of inserts, could you just lace up the bodice sides? It would let the under-dress show through. Don't know if it's historically accurate but it might work.
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Martha
1/31/2013 03:52:49 am
Your suggestion is historically accurate as all parts of a woman's clothes were separate back then, and adjustable for size. Everything was laced together - front, sides, and sleeves. However, I'm not a stickler for historical accuracy, so I'm planning on sewing the skirt onto the bodice, therefore have to add inserts - in fact it's already done.
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