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If you're thinking its been a bit quiet on the sewing front...

9/2/2012

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I've been very busy working on bridesmaids dresses! I'm making 6, 3 juniors in silver and 4 adults in dark green. Both designs are made from lined chiffon, and the adults are going to have a draped front and skirt, with a diamonte detail which the bride will be providing. There will be matching boleros with 3/4 length sleeves.

Working with chiffon hasn't been as bad as I feared so far. I've hand tacked the chiffon to each of the jacket and bodice pieces BEFORE cutting, to prevent slippage. For the skirt pieces, I've layered the chiffon OVER the lining piece, weighted it down and then cut. I've used a very fine needle in the machine and french hems on the skirts, always stitching top to bottom (I've seen bottom to top recommended, but I'm putting in invisible zips and have waistlines to match, so I need to sew from top down after the zip is inserted. So far, no pulls or puckering so its all good :)
The junior bodices are interlines with a medium weight sew in interfacing for stability as the heaviest fabric in this dress is the lining fabric. The adult bodices are interfaced with collar canvas, and are boned at the side front and side back.
The adults dresses have no chiffon overlay at the front yet, as the plan is to do all the fitting adjustments on the bare shell and then drape the chiffon over each dress individually so it follows each girls curves nicely. So far, I have the 3 adults ready to fit, 1 junior completely done and another well under way :)
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