Lost Hope Fairy Progress
So I've been working on my Lost Hope Fairy from Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, which is basically a Regency fantasy costume.
Today was one of those fun seam-ripping days where most of my progress was spent ripping out seams. Once I got things back together how I wanted them I cut out my sleeves which I frankenpatterned from Mode Bagatelle's non-puffed version...forgetting that those sleeves are MASSIVELY wide on me. So I cut them down, set them with difficultly only because this fabric is super thin and decides to push itself where it doesn't belong so I end up with weird tucks everywhere... then I go to pink the edges of the sleeve seam allowance...and I cut through one of the sleeves because of said thin fabric being an A$$hole. >:(
(With apologies to Hyperbole and a Half)
So I had to recut another sleeve, and while all I have are scraps left luckily some of them are rather large so this was no problem. I finally got it set in...then went to cut/tie off threads and noticed a whole lot more tiny little unintentional pleats. So I redid stuff a million times and am now done save all the poo-poo finishing stuff like hemming the sleeves/skirt, a underbust band hook/bar, and some internal finishing.
Lost Hope indeed! :P A gown the color of frustration? Hahhahhaa!
Today was one of those fun seam-ripping days where most of my progress was spent ripping out seams. Once I got things back together how I wanted them I cut out my sleeves which I frankenpatterned from Mode Bagatelle's non-puffed version...forgetting that those sleeves are MASSIVELY wide on me. So I cut them down, set them with difficultly only because this fabric is super thin and decides to push itself where it doesn't belong so I end up with weird tucks everywhere... then I go to pink the edges of the sleeve seam allowance...and I cut through one of the sleeves because of said thin fabric being an A$$hole. >:(
(With apologies to Hyperbole and a Half)
So I had to recut another sleeve, and while all I have are scraps left luckily some of them are rather large so this was no problem. I finally got it set in...then went to cut/tie off threads and noticed a whole lot more tiny little unintentional pleats. So I redid stuff a million times and am now done save all the poo-poo finishing stuff like hemming the sleeves/skirt, a underbust band hook/bar, and some internal finishing.
Lost Hope indeed! :P A gown the color of frustration? Hahhahhaa!
It is days like this that make me wonder why I sew. Feel ya.
ReplyDeleteI know right? I'm happy with the way it turned out, it just took twice as long as I thought it would. :P
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