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The Corset Continues
Jan. 5th, 2012 04:53 pmI've been formulating my sewing plans and have decided that, instead of planning everything out far in advance, I'm just going to figure out two or three months in advance. It's difficult to have enough foresight to plan for the whole year or even half the year. New projects crop up and current projects decide to be difficult. So my plans for January are: finish 1912 corset (more on that in a moment), make a pair of jeans (I just patched a hole in one pair yesterday, then the pair that was in the wash developed a hole. :p Plus, the place where I usually buy jeans has decided to change to super thin denim, so buying jeans is out of the picture at the moment until I have time to shop around. I guess it would actually take less time to shop around than to sew a pair, but I already have some really nice denim to make them out of and there are no guarantees that I will even be able to find jeans that I like.), and do the 1912 Project thing. If I have time I will try to make a petticoat for the Foundations Revealed DPP to go with the corset. Then I'll finally have a usable set of undies. Though not a completely thorough one, it'll be good enough to start making actual clothes to go over them. :)
As far as the 1912 corset is concerned, things are going well. I have all the main pieces sewn together and the busk inserted. The back facings are what I am currently working on. Then it's boning channels, grommets, and binding. I want to get all that done this weekend and have a wearable corset by next week. Should be doable! After that it will just be adding lace to trim the top and flossing the bones to make them look pretty. I'll also be able to get going on the jeans then, which should be a good straightforward project.
Tentative plans for February include finishing the plum jacket, more 1912 Project, and something else that I haven't decided on yet but we have a mid-term holiday in February so that will be a good time to squeeze in another project. I'm considering entering the Evadress contest. However, right now I have to write a very short paper. Back in school mode.
As far as the 1912 corset is concerned, things are going well. I have all the main pieces sewn together and the busk inserted. The back facings are what I am currently working on. Then it's boning channels, grommets, and binding. I want to get all that done this weekend and have a wearable corset by next week. Should be doable! After that it will just be adding lace to trim the top and flossing the bones to make them look pretty. I'll also be able to get going on the jeans then, which should be a good straightforward project.
Tentative plans for February include finishing the plum jacket, more 1912 Project, and something else that I haven't decided on yet but we have a mid-term holiday in February so that will be a good time to squeeze in another project. I'm considering entering the Evadress contest. However, right now I have to write a very short paper. Back in school mode.
