You mean I’m hand-sewing something and that others are *not*? Wow, the planets must be out of alignment \ud83d\ude09 I’m 3\/4ths of the way through hand-sewing the hem of the base skirt.<\/p>\n
A lot of my skirt will be hand-sewn actually, because the thing’s so giant. So far, only the panel seams have been machined. The trim on the chiffon will *probably * be done by machine, but the ruffles might be placed by hand, to get them just right (and again, soooo much fabric).<\/p>\n
Kendra, you mentioned Bridget’s sewing machine makes buttonholes that look like hand-done eyelets. Would that count? And if so, Bridget, I’m coming over!<\/p>\n
Would ribbon be appropriate to lace with? I think it looks prettier than cord, but I don’t know if what’s documentable for this era, and you can’t see the back of my dress.<\/p>\n
Also, question about materials — boning in the dress itself, plastic or steel? Steel seems like overkill and a bit less period. Good quality plastic seems like a better stand-in for whalebone, the right flexibility. Usually, I’d only bone a bodice in steel if I’m not wearing a corset, but I defer to the group here. Or none? I was thinking a line of boning, in casing, along the side seams, front, and back where it’s laced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You mean I’m hand-sewing something and that others are *not*? Wow, the planets must be out of alignment \ud83d\ude09 I’m 3\/4ths of the way through hand-sewing the hem of the base skirt. A lot of my skirt will be hand-sewn actually, because the thing’s so giant. So far, only the panel seams have been machined.<\/p>\n