jennylafleur | a sad lack of zippers

I hate life. I’ve been zipping along nicely on the Erte this weekend and was hoping to have it basically finished before bed. I was all ready to pop in the zipper (*shh* don’t tell the thread Nazis!) when I discovered all I had was a black invisible zipper in the house. Not good with ivory silk. Of course it’s Sunday so Hancocks closed hours ago. *cries* Not fair!! Couldn’t have realized it earlier or anything. I guess I can work on the under skirt bottom but after that I have to wait for the zipper. *moo*

I’m pleased with the Erte so far. I’m particularly proud of my dodgey little collar and it’s facing. Originally, I had cut and sewn in an ivory sari facing but decided I didn’t like it so I ripped it out and put in a black facing instead. Now the collar folds over to black which is much more striking I think.

I’m also super pleased with the sleeves. Because of the way I was able to cut them out I didn’t have to hem the sleeves. They also ended up perfectly matching along the border at the seam. On the first try too!! *happy butt wiggle*

That spray adhesive – brilliant stuff.

demode_kvc you are my hero! It adds a bit more mess to my sewing space (drop cloth, extra craft board that ends up sticky at the end of the day) but it’s worth it. It’s of course easier to use with stiffer fabric but I figured out how to use it with even the 5mm china silk (underdress layer).

a sad lack of zippers

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