mala_14 | Nearing the finish line

This weekend I managed to add the lace trim to the top of the corset, make a really cute bow, and floss almost all of the bones. There are just two more to go. Pushing the needle through is a bit tough on the fingers; a good reminder to use a thimble. I really love the look of flossing. It's such a nice detail. No pictures at the moment. I think I'll wait until I get my petticoat made. Then I can do nice pictures with the corset on. For the petticoat, I'm going to use a modified version of the skirt in Patterns of Fashion Vol. 2, the 1913-14 evening dress. It has the right waist measurement and I think I'm going to be using a lot of parts from that pattern to make the dress. I'll make the petticoat ankle length so that it doesn't peek out from the dress hem and I'm going to make the back seam straight and then run a tie through the back part of the waistband to gather it. After I finish the corset, enlarging the pattern is next.