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A few 1869 hats
Dec. 19th, 2010 11:49 am
Dec. 19th, 2010
Of chargers and pleats
Dec. 19th, 2010 10:33 pmI have a new charger for the DSLR !
So I was able to retake pictures of the Erris corset - the laces are still not good, I haven't found the time to go buy some pink ribbon.
The lace is actually a very pale pink, it goes better with the pink ribbon in reality than it does in the pictures. I also have a piece of coordinating silk ribbon I might use for these weird eyelets below the busk - I kept them from the original, not that they're any use, really.
Now this is how it looks with the petticoats over it. I'm able to close the bustle as I did pre-pregnancy, just a lot higher in front. But hey ! look at my icon ! I got a period silhouette at least !
I officially really started on the dress now. The skirt base (yellow cotton from Ikea, serged together, gasp !) is constructed and the HG (!) helped me cut it to the right length all around. I'm going to leave a little extra room in front for the tummy, more thant I normally would on a 1880s bustle skirt but I don't want it to get tight.
I'm constructing the skirt in one piece, with the various layers attached to it. first come the pleats. Loads and loads of little pleats that should be wayyy more precise than mine. I DID mark those before ironing them, though... I might have done a better job by just eyeballing them. *sad panda face*
After I started pleating those I realized I had only cut out one HALF of what I needed... Then it dawned on me my fabric piece was a little large anyway, so tomorrow or Tuesday I'm goign to just cut it in to, rehem one end end tidy up the pleats, et voilà ! Double length of pleats !
I'm also working sporadically on the hat - depending on what Heimlich lets me work on, really. Here is the mock-up on Madame Veto (who has a much smaller head than mine).
If only I knew for sure where to find buckram around here, I'd feel more confident about this piece... oh well, I can always make it out of fabric covered cardboard if everything else fails...
So I was able to retake pictures of the Erris corset - the laces are still not good, I haven't found the time to go buy some pink ribbon.
The lace is actually a very pale pink, it goes better with the pink ribbon in reality than it does in the pictures. I also have a piece of coordinating silk ribbon I might use for these weird eyelets below the busk - I kept them from the original, not that they're any use, really.
Now this is how it looks with the petticoats over it. I'm able to close the bustle as I did pre-pregnancy, just a lot higher in front. But hey ! look at my icon ! I got a period silhouette at least !
I officially really started on the dress now. The skirt base (yellow cotton from Ikea, serged together, gasp !) is constructed and the HG (!) helped me cut it to the right length all around. I'm going to leave a little extra room in front for the tummy, more thant I normally would on a 1880s bustle skirt but I don't want it to get tight.
I'm constructing the skirt in one piece, with the various layers attached to it. first come the pleats. Loads and loads of little pleats that should be wayyy more precise than mine. I DID mark those before ironing them, though... I might have done a better job by just eyeballing them. *sad panda face*
After I started pleating those I realized I had only cut out one HALF of what I needed... Then it dawned on me my fabric piece was a little large anyway, so tomorrow or Tuesday I'm goign to just cut it in to, rehem one end end tidy up the pleats, et voilà ! Double length of pleats !
I'm also working sporadically on the hat - depending on what Heimlich lets me work on, really. Here is the mock-up on Madame Veto (who has a much smaller head than mine).
If only I knew for sure where to find buckram around here, I'd feel more confident about this piece... oh well, I can always make it out of fabric covered cardboard if everything else fails...
