Nelly's Sari outfit is coming along nicely. The pink ruffled slip, the veil, and her separate sleeves are finished. The sleeves had to remain open for their entire length because her hands are too wide open for a tight-fitting closed sleeve, so they have snap closures all the way from top to bottom. Top and bottom edges have been beaded with picot stitch.
I made a bodice pattern and sewed the basic bodice. The neckline has been beaded and the shoulder trim sewn on - I was surprised to see when I picked the trim off the waistband of the original skirt, that it had been sewn on wrong side out. The beaded front panel for the bodice is all ready too, but it won't get sewn on until the skirt is attached - which is the next step - cut out and sew the skirt on. The skirt will need to be lined to cover all the loose threads and messy sewing on the back-side from when the original garment was made in India. It's amazing just how badly the original sari outfit was sewn. Sure, it looks beautiful and sparkly with all the embroidery and sequins, but when I took a really close look the sewing of the garment itself was very poor. Most trim edges have to be reinforced with zig-zag. The fine fabrics are 100% polyester so I can't iron it directly, but need to always press from the inside or with a cloth.
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