In-progress pics

[mala_14]

I put the collar on the shirtwaist and decided to try it on and take pics. Although the collar is about an inch too loose around my neck, it's looking alright. It's not a very exciting ensemble, kind of butter churn-y, but OMG I love how ridiculous the sleeves will look once I get the cuffs on them. (I'm sad that their true ridiculousness does not show in these pics.) It really needs starch, but I will have to forgo the starching this week. I have to have it done tomorrow and will be giving my conference presentation Saturday morning. But next week, I am going to have a starching day and EVERYTHING will be able to stand up on its own! Bwaahahaha!


Also, I decided I really like sewing these kind of things with stripes, because it makes it so much easier to cut out rectangles and to sew or iron in straight lines, etc. This is the front placket. You can see how there is a pleat on the right side/outside, and then the raw edge is encased in the pleat on the wrong side/inside.



Bonus petticoat pictures. While my cotton lawn petticoat is lovely and delicate and soft, this stiffer poplin really gives a great shape because it has so much more body, especially with the flounce. Lazy picture of it over my ensemble skirt on the dress form.

And this is how the flounce was applied. The gathered edge is sewn into a tuck in the petticoat. So there is more petticoat under the flounce and the flounce sits on top. This keeps the raw edge all covered and neat. Plus, tuck for bonus stiffening around the circumference.

Comments

[lindseyerin37.livejournal.com]

That's looking really good! Thanks for sharing that way to put in the flounce, I hadn't thought of that!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I figured it out after staring at a bunch of petticoats on the Met website. :)

[reine-de-coudre.livejournal.com]

the shirtwaist looks great! wow, what a collar! and i love the detail of the flounce attachment. very clever!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :) I wanted one of those really high collars. I am hoping to make a bowtie to go along with it.

[fleurdelysa.livejournal.com]

Nice! The petticoat is so full at the hemline!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think it's partly the cut of the petticoat, partly the poplin, and partly the flounce. They work together really well.

[wanda-victorian.livejournal.com]

Nice!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Expect to see this in person this summer. :)

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

Looking good! Love the stripes.

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Stripes can be so fun. I managed to get some good stripe effects on this one.

[tigerweave.livejournal.com]

Love the blouse! and great tip about the petticoat. Must remember that :-)

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks!