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Starting to Come Together

2/27/2017

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The bodice and upper skirt layers of Miho's gown are sewn together...
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I'm mostly happy with how it's coming along.  The bodice pattern will still need some additional tweaking to make it fit even better.

The band at the waist ended up a bit too bulky-looking for my taste, but there's 18 layers of fabric in there, so I guess it couldn't be avoided.  I'll need to figure out a way to embellish it to hide it....
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I'm in the process of beading the edge of the overskirt..
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The lace fabric for the underskirt layer won't have the nice scalloped, finished edge, as the upper lace layer, so I found some matching light green lace for that edge.
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There isn't enough lace for the full length underskirt, which means fitting the lace to matching coloured tulle at the top.  And that means I need a solid turquoise underskirt so the difference between the lace and tulle layer isn't too obvious.  The waistband is already way too bulky, so I can't make an underskirt with the last skirt layers that goes up to her waist. It would look even bulkier. So I'm going to make the final three or four skirt layers fit onto their own band, which I will then hand stitch onto the bottom of the existing waistband, thus adding nothing to the fit of the bodice.  I've pleated the innermost skirt onto the second waistband....
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And finally, for those who consider me a 'sewing goddess', whose work is alway perfect, here's a little reality check.  I make mistakes too.  I totally forgot to make sure the two satin border ends on the bottom edge of the top tricot overskirt, were the same width before I did the top stitching on the front. Forgot to check they were the same.  So they ended up different widths after I could no longer do anything about it.  I just hope the embellishments on the back of the gown will hide it.
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5 Comments
Jane
2/27/2017 02:12:29 pm

I still think you are a 'sewing goddess'....after all who said a Goddess had to be 100% first time round. You will fix this to make if work perfectly.

And everything is coming along so well and everything looks so pretty.

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Brigitte link
2/27/2017 03:51:43 pm

It looks amazing. And i think, Jane is right. You will fix it and nobody will see the mistake.

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Titane link
2/28/2017 04:09:15 am

Oh you're moving fast and well. You will finish before I receive the fabrics.
It's very very beautiful

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Charie Wilson
3/5/2017 11:42:55 am

Hi Martha working on mine now.
Going in a different direction of colour and fabrics but same design it will be fun to see them side by side. Still waiting on eyelashes so I can paint the new girls.
Hugs Charie

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Martha
3/5/2017 12:10:54 pm

I'm curious to see what you are doing. You'll have to send me some pictures once it's done, for those here who are interested and would like to see.

I'm sewing on eyes (from hooks & eyes) for the back lacing right now. Then comes all the flowers and embellishments.

You don't actually need the eyelashes in hand before you start painting, do you? Hint...hint.....

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