I gave myself quite the challenge today by using taffeta as the outer layer of some 18th Century stays and then not having the instructions with me so I forgot one of the first steps! (I'll just say I meant to do it this way and make it work!)
The taffeta fought me every step of the way. It remains to be seen whether they will look okay once I put the boning in. Fingers crossed!
#lifeasacostumer #18thcenturystays
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
When you need more than a couple swing-tacks to hold the lining hem to a big skirt hem, you can use a cross-stitch between the two. I pinned a couple inches up and then folded back a little to stitch the layers together (while making sure I only went through the inside hem allowance).
She wants to be a jacket... and so that's what she will be!
Guess this is why we make wearable muslins 😄 I'm still so proud of this effort, guys. I made every pattern piece myself, my 'directions' were a tailoring book (and SewBrooke!), my experience was a few (three?) previous tailoring exploits over the years... and while she is not perfect, she's very good.
Due to stitches sinking into melton, I might go around the edges with a decorative chainstitch to camouflage - and since she's a jacket (not a blazer), that extra detail will be just fine.
Not sure why my collar is sticking up THIS much, I'll just assume that I used way too much haircanvas for melton and didn't beat it into submission enough (I've done other collars, this is a lot of volume for me). Again, as a jacket we're fine but not as a blazer.
It's warm, it's cozy, it goes with my tweed walking skirt (all of my wool walking skirts, for true), and I think it's happy with its destiny.
On to other adventures!
