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I F****KING HATE PLEATING!!!!!<\/p>\n

Stupid polonaise. Stupid skirt. *This* is why I put the damn thing off all week.<\/p>\n

I have to rip it out *again* bec. I still can’t get the back to lay down properly. Not all that pleased with the front either, but it’s not as entirely sucktastic as the back.<\/p>\n

ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!<\/p>\n

I did this nicely on CFT years ago. How the hell, no idea. Thought I was doing it the same way. Apparently not. @*#$)&%&#)$&)(*@#!!!#??@#<\/p>\n

Later that night…<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Polonaise<\/a>

Polonaise back pleating, in-progress<\/p><\/div>\n

So much to do, just gotta keep on with it. This weekend, I’ve drawn out the design for a gothy 18th-century pocket for my mom to embroidery and went to the store and bought the threads for said project; pre-washed a whole lot of fabric for boring-but-necessary historical undergarments and ironed said fabric (I’m giving the stink-eye right now to anyone who doesn’t LOATHE ironing); unspiraled a straw hat to make into a new hat; designed a pattern for a capote \/ pouf hat brim (to use said straw in); and pleated the damn skirt into the stripey polonaise bodice (having to rip out the center-back pleats and re-do them three times). Not in that order.<\/p>\n

I haven’t *finished* much of anything, and now I have to stop and shut down the sewing room so I can move furniture and empty the costume closet and rearrange the whole house so insulation can be installed Tuesday \/ Wednesday. Yippie.<\/p>\n

To the right are the pleats I’ve been fighting with since about 4pm…<\/p>\n

That’s over a bum roll, but I’ll definitely need to make a quilted petticoat to support the skirt better. The fabric is just too heavy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I F****KING HATE PLEATING!!!!! Stupid polonaise. Stupid skirt. *This* is why I put the damn thing off all week. I have to rip it out *again* bec. I still can’t get the back to lay down properly. Not all that pleased with the front either, but it’s not as entirely sucktastic as the back. ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!<\/p>\n

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