{"id":2023,"date":"2011-12-31T10:47:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T17:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2023-09-25T16:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T23:03:32","slug":"so-close-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2011\/12\/31\/so-close-2\/","title":{"rendered":"So close&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kendra came over yesterday, &amp; we sewed, sewed, sewed. We worked on skirts for our gowns &amp; got to the point where we could sit on the couch, watching &#8220;Elizabeth R,&#8221; hand-sewing vast piles of black silk whilst drinking cocktails. Good times!<\/p>\n<p>Well, I cartridge-pleated the skirt &amp; attached it to the bodice, so the gown is essentially done. It just needs to be hemmed. 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