https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/ totchipanda - Dreamwidth Studios Wed, 28 Jun 2017 02:37:41 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios totchipanda personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/10949183/227225 https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/532224.html Wed, 28 Jun 2017 02:37:41 GMT https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/532224.html It is considerably cooler today; it was just starting to storm when I walked in the door. Phew! I got my corset on and a petticoat and tried the gown on. Took out a tiny bit from the chest and neck and the soldiered on! It has a collar and facing and neck binding too :) I got really enthusiastic and cut a yard off of what was left and made a TON of binding, and I ended up needing only a little lol. Oh well, I like bias tape, and I love this fabric. <br /><br />Pondering button options (I know for a fact I don't have enough of the same type), a waist stay and how I want to tackle the hem. I definitely want a facing, and I should probably cut off the hem allowance before I put that on. How deep should it be? 4"? 6"? I think I should put it on before tacking the facing down too, so it doesn't show at the CF. For the buttons, I need to get those on before I can do the darts. Trimming aside, this is a very quick project!<br /><br />Eta: here's my current button choices. They're all small, 1/2" or so, but i have lots. Opinions?<br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/user/totchipanda/media/sewing/IMG_20170627_205751_380_zpsyiifcbbh.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/totchipanda/sewing/IMG_20170627_205751_380_zpsyiifcbbh.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_20170627_205751_380_zpsyiifcbbh.jpg"></a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=totchipanda&ditemid=532224" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/532224.html teagown public 0 https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/532138.html Tue, 27 Jun 2017 02:41:23 GMT https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/532138.html <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/158923">Look at this gooorgeous gown</a> I found earlier today. Cream lace and olive ribbons are calling my name...<br /><br />I have the gown back constructed right now. it's so pretty! Regrettably it is about 4 degrees cooler than the surface of the sun at the moment, so progress might be slow.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=totchipanda&ditemid=532138" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/532138.html teagown public 0 https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/531954.html Sun, 25 Jun 2017 23:19:14 GMT https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/531954.html I cut out the tea gown today. I forgot to bring my bodice adjustment pattern though, so i left the fronts uncut until i can do that. I tjink i need a butt-ton of lace for the hem :D i need to look up other trimming ideas!<br /><br />Lace resources pls!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=totchipanda&ditemid=531954" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://totchipanda.dreamwidth.org/531954.html teagown public 0