Saturday, July 23, 2011

Spotty Dress Construction, Part 4--The Skirt

From 15 March. The flounces on the back are just that, flounces. They're hemmed top and bottom and pleated to the skirt. And after much work, the completed skirt!

Coming soon, what in the world is going on with that bodice? You can't see any closures!

Squee!









And in corset news, I used artificial whalebone. Or German plastic boning. And the bloody stuff won't curve out! I've ironed it, it's been on my dressform for days, but no, the tops MUST curve in and feel stupid. Argh. I think I'm going to make the bust on my dressform as big as possible and steam the thing within an inch of its life.

But skirt! Squee!
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  1. RyanAugust 11, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Although you may have just given in , maybe next time if you soak the plastic boning in hot water first it will release the original curve. Then when you place it on you/your dress form the curve will curve the right way.

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