Some more progress and problems on the Revolution Dress...
You can see wrinkles on the front, UGH. I sometimes wonder if this Quest For the Wrinkle-Free Bodice is all in vain...is it? I mean, has anybody actually achieved a totally wrinkle-free bodice? Please tell me how you did it if you have...
The back pleats look good, all sewn down with running stitches. I did the back pleats wrong, but only became aware of that mistake after I'd sewn them all down by hand. They're going to stay, as I'm on a deadline, but I know better for next time (p.s., special thanks to Abby and Hallie for setting me straight)
Up next is pleating the en fourreau part of the skirt (the piece that was all cut in one with the bodice back pleats) into the waist, then pleating up and adding the two additional skirt panels that will come around to the front.
First, I was having trouble getting the front pieces to lay smoothly after I stiffened the silk with fused interlining. Bugger. I decided I needed more control, so cut the piece apart at the side, to create a side seam, to help stretch across the front. It was a good decision, but it was still difficult.
The back pleats look good, all sewn down with running stitches. I did the back pleats wrong, but only became aware of that mistake after I'd sewn them all down by hand. They're going to stay, as I'm on a deadline, but I know better for next time (p.s., special thanks to Abby and Hallie for setting me straight)
Up next is pleating the en fourreau part of the skirt (the piece that was all cut in one with the bodice back pleats) into the waist, then pleating up and adding the two additional skirt panels that will come around to the front.
