I made a two-piece dress for a client who's graduating college in a couple of weeks. (You might remember the bodice mockup I posted a few months ago.) I forgot to take photos of most of the build, and I was so tired of looking at it by the time I finished, I completely forgot to take any final photos! Oops.
But I did photograph the sleeves while I worked on them!
I used two layers of super fine & soft tulle from Mood Fabrics for the sleeves (one layer was just a little too invisible) so I was able to sew the plackets through both layers and turn to encase the seam allowance. And it was much cleaner than trying to sew a separate placket piece to the hard-to-see edge.
I used a piece of tissue paper (the kind you use in a gift bag) to trace the stitchlines. Then I pinned it underneath the two layers of tulle and stitched through all of it including the tissue paper. Much easier than marking tulle and it rips off easily.
Slice, turn, press, and top-stitch. Then attach cuff.
#plackets
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
I draped a really rough half-scale ruffle tail for one of the debutant dresses Janet & I are making. I just eyeballed and freehand cut a scrap of (un-ironed) muslin in a spiral and pinned it to my little dress form to make sure it was long enough to reach from hem to waist. Then I marked the folds and traced it onto graph paper and cleaned it up. The graph paper makes it easier to copy at 200% and tape the pieces back together.
I'll transfer the enlarged frankenstein paper pattern to brown paper when I'm back at the studio tomorrow or Friday and then make it out of the real fabric.
#ruffle #fiestabuild
I made 2 of these valentine garlands. Found the tutorial via Instagram and thought it would be perfect to send to Ashley, my daughter in Oregon, and Madison, my birth daughter in North Carolina.
Pics are from Ashley.
