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.

( Pictures already!! )

I'm also making progress in chopping up summer dresses.  Still trying to be prodcutive!