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jennylafleur) wrote2006-04-24 08:49 pm
jennylafleur) wrote2006-04-24 08:49 pm
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ruffly goodness begun
I need professional help I really do. Not that anyone on the list doesn’t already know that but I still feel the need to express the thought. I set aside today to sew and what to I do? I spend the day spring cleaning my room, closet and hope chest. *sigh* It felt good to do all that tidying –up but I should have been sewing all day!!
I started my sewing day this evening. *rolls eyes* I started out by trying on my ruffly jacket bodice and it looks perfect. I took my basic robe anglaise lining pattern and simply added some more seams in the back. Easy!
The long sleeves to go with it are turning out to be much more fiddly. I tried using my robe anglaise sleeves as a base but that definitely didn’t work so I pulled out my Northern Society of Costume & Textiles pattern and will use the sleeves from that. I've enlarged them and am killing time here while it prints out.
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate sleeves? :P
Just to refresh your memory I’m making a replica of this outfit from Williamsburg. There are better pics in The Language of Clothing book as well. I’m (hopefully – not sure how much yardage this puppy will take!) making it out of cream linen, leftover from my petticoat. I will trim it with white lace and black grosgrain ribbon. Eventually I want a big black hat à la Sarah Siddons to go with it but I don't think I'll have time to make that for Sunday. Too bad.
Sunday is Seurat Sunday at Belmont. My "Auntie Tina" invited me to join her and a few friends to create a vignette for the occasion. So we will nibble, gossip and play whist all afternoon. I can't wait!
I started my sewing day this evening. *rolls eyes* I started out by trying on my ruffly jacket bodice and it looks perfect. I took my basic robe anglaise lining pattern and simply added some more seams in the back. Easy!
The long sleeves to go with it are turning out to be much more fiddly. I tried using my robe anglaise sleeves as a base but that definitely didn’t work so I pulled out my Northern Society of Costume & Textiles pattern and will use the sleeves from that. I've enlarged them and am killing time here while it prints out.
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate sleeves? :P
Just to refresh your memory I’m making a replica of this outfit from Williamsburg. There are better pics in The Language of Clothing book as well. I’m (hopefully – not sure how much yardage this puppy will take!) making it out of cream linen, leftover from my petticoat. I will trim it with white lace and black grosgrain ribbon. Eventually I want a big black hat à la Sarah Siddons to go with it but I don't think I'll have time to make that for Sunday. Too bad.
Sunday is Seurat Sunday at Belmont. My "Auntie Tina" invited me to join her and a few friends to create a vignette for the occasion. So we will nibble, gossip and play whist all afternoon. I can't wait!