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Isabella's Project Diary
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| The skirt is now fixed. :-) I ripped the waistband off, repleated the skirt, and put the waistband back on. It now fits! So, now I really just need to add a hook and eye to it and that part will be DONE. Just ignore the pieced back of the skirt...
EDIT: I swear this is the outfit from HELL! What was supposed to be nothing more than a simple bodice - from a pattern I've used at least five times before- and a skirt is becoming a true nightmare. Yes, it's 1:30 in the morning. Yes, I have work in the morning. Blah.
Right now, I'm fussing with the bodice. I had put the bodice, with the skirt, on the dress dummy. The skirt looked fine but the bodice looked...like a barrel. I'm not a barrel but I thought it might be a "I am squishy, dress dummy is not" issue so I tried the bodice one. It's not a dress dummy issue. The bodice is completely messed up.
I *might* be able to salvage it but I'm not sure. I'll try tomorrow to see what the heck I can do about it. *sigh* | comments: Leave a comment   |
| | Security: | | | Subject: | Yay! | | Time: | 11:42 pm |
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| If anyone is interested in my class regarding searching on the Internet at Dress U, I have been moved from the dreaded 4pm on Friday spot to the 11am on Sunday spot. Woohoo! *iz excited* I know a LOT more people will be able to make it on Sunday than Friday afternoon. I'm going to go to the Friday classes and be there early on Friday, although I know everyone can't.
I did finish the Snow White skirt - sort of. I made the waistband way too big. I am not a 38" waist, despite what my eyes think. ;-) So...I need to take it apart. (I wasn't sure at first because every time I've measured it, I've gotten something totally different. The problem of measuring after 10 pm...) Basically, it will need more pleats in the back and that *should* do it. I could probably get away with only taking it half apart... Hmm...
At least the stupid thing is hemmed!
Oh, and in silly news, my supervisor sort of paid me a compliment - he's going to kidnap me during the Zombie Apocalypse and make sure I'm on base along with Miss Ginsie. He wants someone there that know how to make soap, candles, and yarn. ;-) | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I fussed with the super secret Titanic outfit and it's now upstairs completely done, with the Mad Hatter dress. Yay!
I did work on the Snow White dress this evening and I ended up just piecing the skirt. The back panel is pieced, at least. The front isn't. I also added all the tabs to the bodice. It shouldn't take more than a couple of hours to finish the entire outfit.
I got more fabric dot com wool today and oh my! The brushed wool is so soft! If Mom doesn't want it for her cape, I'm kidnapping it. Mom has declared she's taking the yet to be made cape to Ireland. Lol!
After this, I'm going to work on the Edwardian bathing suit. I have the pattern, it's just a matter of cutting everything out and sewing it up. I'm basically adding boning to a pair of combinations for the bloomer part of the bathing suit and then using the plaid wool for a swim dress to go over that.
Memorial Day weekend will be all about the Bustle Dress. I have the pattern for that.
Turkish will be last and it should be easy. I've made Turkish before although the cut to this one is slightly different at the neckline. I'm not overly worried about it. I have the shoes and chemise and, should I not get to it, I'm just going to wear my Kimono again. Not a big deal. | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| The super secret Titanic dress is pretty much done. I just need to add some hooks and eyes. I'm not going to do a hat simply because they wouldn't have worn a hat to dinner. :-) I was thinking about it but it was getting too ridiculous.
The Snow White outfit will be taken out of the bad corner tomorrow. Hopefully it will be done tomorrow.
After that, it's the Edwardian swimming suit. We'll see how that goes.
In other news: What. The. Heck?!? How many more people in the music industry are going to die this summer? Normally, this is all in threes but we're up to ummm...a lot? Now, it's one of the Bee Gee singers. Before that, Chuck Brown. Before that, Donna Summer, one of the singers from the Beastie boys, Lloyd Brevett (Ska music), the sax player for the Killers, and who can forget Dick Clark? I'm sure there are a lot more but those are the ones I can recall off the top of my head. Talk about the day the music died.... | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Security: | | | Subject: | AGH! | | Time: | 06:39 pm |
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| So, I cut out 45" of the material I need for the Snow White skirt since the panel I had cut was too small. I need 42" so, I figured, even with shrinkage, 45" should be fine. No, it wasn't. I swear this is made out of wool. After I dyed it to the perfect color - it matches exactly with the other panel- I held up the 45" panel and...it's 40". It's 2" too short - just like the other panel. AGH!!!!!
.....now I need to be creative with the Snow White dress which should have been SIMPLE. Beyond the skirt issue, there is also the bodice issue. I added a piece of canvas to help hide the bones better -it sort of does help a bit- and was about to add the tabs when I realized, the tabs are about an inch off from the movie tabs in width. Now, I know no one will notice (okay, no one would before I posted this, except, maybe ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92) padawansguide ;-) )but it's just another annoyance on what was supposed to be a simple outfit.
I'm putting the entire project in the bad corner and going to work on the secret Titanic outfit instead. It's more amusing anyway... | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I bought this super cute little boys coat pattern that is from Sept 22, 1925 on ebay. I figured my older nephew might need a cool fall coat. :-) Anyway, this has got to be one of the coolest antique patterns I've bought to date. It has the original advertisement inside for more patterns. All the pieces are there and I swear it's like someone cut them out yesterday. Not a single tear, just nice folded pieces. I can't wait to copy it onto muslin and use it on da nephew. :-)
Not a lot of sewing today. I cut out the additional length needed for the Snow White skirt and bought the yellow dye. That's really it. Blah... | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| The bodice is in a bodice like state. I tried it on and...I *think* it will close. This particular pattern drives me insane. It's the exact same pattern as the Mad Hatter dress. I only tweeked the front to have a slight curve at the neckline and kept a curved bottom front rather than a straight front like the Mad Hatter gown. The pattern is the same one I made for my Elizabethan stays. For some reason, unbeknown to me, if I lace this pattern in the front, it's a bit too loose. If I lace it from the back...there is a good 1" gap. It drives me insane. So, the bodice will have a slight gap in the back, probably, but I'm sure my hair will cover that so I'm not worried. It's just annoying.
You can see the boning through the silk taffeta, unfortunately. I don't feel like taking it apart and adding another layer just to get the perfectly smooth look. I'm probably only going to wear this for Dress U and maybe Halloween. That will be it. It's making me too mad to wear it anywhere else.
I need to call up the vet tomorrow to see if they have room for Jasper during Dress U. Four days (Okay, so really two full days) is a bit too long to leave him alone. I'll drop him off Friday morning and pick him up Monday afternoon. Poor kitten - Miss Ginsie gets to stay with Mom and Dad.
I probably should go start laundry despite it being almost midnight.... *sigh* | | comments: Leave a comment |
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This is the dress I want to recreate. I just measured the silk I dyed and...it's a bit short. Now, I might still be able to make it work but I think I'm just going to give up, spend the the $3 for more yellow dye, and go with that. I still have a lot of the fabric so it's not a huge deal.
I've been trying to figure out how the straps go on the dress but in every shot they are hidden right where I need to see so my guess is that they are sewn into the bodice and not actually cut out with the main part of the bodice. It's really hard to tell.
The fabric of the skirt is more pleated towards the back than the front. You can see a bit of the pleats along the side and back in that link. Warning, the image is LARGE. I've been trying to find really big photos like this to see the details. Of course, in every single photo, the shoulder straps are obscured some how. Another example of a lot of pleats towards the back.
This is a top down look at the bodice and the straps are "bent" at the edge of the bodice but...you still can't see if they are continuous with the bodice or not. Agh! Too bad the puffy sleeves are in the way.
Great detail on the appliques but once again, the straps are obscured.
So I'm going to attach the straps as something separate and not part of the fabric in the front bodice. ...Why does every shot have to be obscured on this point? Seriously... | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
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The gown part of the Mad Hatter Outfit is done! I added a lot of gems to the lower sleeve strap, added a bustle, sewed up the insides - I just need to do the stupid eyelets but I'll save those for Dress U. ;-)
I've cut out the breeches that go with the dress. They are out of a similar colored dupioni to the gown but the silk they are cut out of is a UFO from way way back in 2001. It was a skirt. Or, it was supposed to be a skirt but never made it from being cut out pattern pieces for a skirt to being a skirt. I cut up a couple of the bigger pieces to get the pants and I also used the same waistband. | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
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