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Sewing day 1 - lunchtime

4/8/2011

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So now I'm officially engaged I've booked myself 4 sewing days over the next 4 weeks, and today is the first one.
Its lunchtime so I'm taking a break to collect my thoughts, and then going to collect me new sewing machine :) So what've I done today? So far, I've worked on the foundation garments and the fit of the mockup.
I basically took apart the underbodice that I'd made and reassembled it, using white hook and eye tape, replacing the boning (which had got rather bent up form being stored in a box), and replacing the powernet with a slightly larger panels and with a nice neat, seams on the inside finish. Its not finished off but I'm happy with the fit and shape now.
The second foundation garment I've realized I need is a petticoat. I used left over powernet to make the top section of the petticoat, darting it at the waist and using wide elastic as a waistband. This will be worn under the underbodice so hopefully it wont show through. The bottom section isn't wide enough yet, I plan to add two more panels and angle the panel more to keep it the same at the top. I think I'll add an extra row of steel at the bottom to make it a little stronger, and then net over the top to stop any lines showing.

The other thing I've done is work on the fit of the bodice. I fixed one problem a week ago - the fact that it was just too tight on the bust. It didn't actually look bad but it felt bad, and I discovered when I tried it on with the seams over the bust unstitched that the problem was that the curve of the bust started too low down, so my boobs were being squashed down. I pinned it with it on and redrew the seam lines, feel much better now!
The remaining problem was an annoying wrinkle under my boobs which appeared whenever I stood less than perfectly straight. With the help of my mum, I figured out that it was due to the front being too long (now I write this I realise its probably related to the problem above), an we fixed it with a 1cm horizontal tuck across the front.
And finally, a couple of pictures of the skirt over the hoop, trying out bustleing.
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