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elizabeth_mn) wrote2007-05-23 11:01 am
elizabeth_mn) wrote2007-05-23 11:01 am
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Stays and new embroidery pics
I finally overcame the fear and started my stays binding yesterday. I'm using doubled bias strips of white cotton broadcloth. It's very nice, tight and fine. I got it at Treadle Yard Goods.
I had a little trouble getting it to ease around the tabs at first; the first two tabs I bound had big ugly folds in the binding, the third tab I did looked a little better, with a few smaller folds, then by the time I got to the fourth tab, I had figured out the easing and stretching idea, and I did a couple more tabs that looked okay. I didn't want to rip the binding off the first few tabs, but it bugged me so much I did anyway.
I'm also making progress in chopping up summer dresses. Still trying to be prodcutive!
I had a little trouble getting it to ease around the tabs at first; the first two tabs I bound had big ugly folds in the binding, the third tab I did looked a little better, with a few smaller folds, then by the time I got to the fourth tab, I had figured out the easing and stretching idea, and I did a couple more tabs that looked okay. I didn't want to rip the binding off the first few tabs, but it bugged me so much I did anyway.
Here's the front, with the left few tabs nicely bound and the right few waiting to be re-sewn:
You can also see where I added a few more boning channels in bewteen the existing ones in front; with some of them there wasn't enough room to go all the way down, so I did the best I could!
Here's the inside:
It's a bit fiddly, but I'm enjoying doing the tabs anyway. it's calm, soothing handwork that I can do while I watch movies.
I started the new embroidery project on Sunday. Here's my design sketch:
I based the basic shape on the image in Colorful Stitchery and the details on pictures of various dragonflies I found on the internet. I added the long antennae; dragonflies don't actually have those (at least none of the ones I looked at) but I really like them! So there they are.
I've done the outlining and some of the satin-stitch fill on the body:
I can't decide which orange to use for the wings. And I might put another green outline on to emphasize the color. The fabric is a lovely, nubbly handwoven silk, also from Treadle. I couldn't get chalk to work on it, it's too textured, so I just thread-traced the center line and a few other reference lines instead of tracing the whole design, and I'm referring to the sketch as I sew.
You can also see where I added a few more boning channels in bewteen the existing ones in front; with some of them there wasn't enough room to go all the way down, so I did the best I could!
Here's the inside:
It's a bit fiddly, but I'm enjoying doing the tabs anyway. it's calm, soothing handwork that I can do while I watch movies.
I started the new embroidery project on Sunday. Here's my design sketch:
I based the basic shape on the image in Colorful Stitchery and the details on pictures of various dragonflies I found on the internet. I added the long antennae; dragonflies don't actually have those (at least none of the ones I looked at) but I really like them! So there they are.
I've done the outlining and some of the satin-stitch fill on the body:
I can't decide which orange to use for the wings. And I might put another green outline on to emphasize the color. The fabric is a lovely, nubbly handwoven silk, also from Treadle. I couldn't get chalk to work on it, it's too textured, so I just thread-traced the center line and a few other reference lines instead of tracing the whole design, and I'm referring to the sketch as I sew.
I'm also making progress in chopping up summer dresses. Still trying to be prodcutive!