moving slowly

 Yesterday's progress: Not much.  I was feeling lazy.  I added the ties to the sleeves, put the gaurds on the bodice, and made the strip to cut into looped tabs for the bodice shoulders (contrast-fabric-trimmed, self-lined).  I also fiddled with the pleats on the skirt a bit, because the front wasn't really opening the way I wanted it to, it kept drifting closed.  I sewed the new pleats in place, then I re-marked the hem and trimmed all the excess.

So I still have most of yesterday's to do list to finish, and this is my last day to really work on the dress.  Hopefully that will be a motivation!

I still need to go to the bead store to get some toggle closures so I can sew the loop end to the bodice to thread the sleeve ties through.  (Nobody around here seems to sell such a thing as lacing rings.)  I also want to get a new basket in which to carry my things around the fest.

Oh, and yesterday I asked my honeybunny how he liked my dress so far, and he said something like "it's really nice! . . .  Can I have new outfit next year?"  which I had been hinting at, but I like it when he shows an interest in costume.    Hopefully I can get him into something stylish and poofy!

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Before that, I hemmed the red silk underskirt.  I used the machine blind hem stitch and I think it looks pretty nice.  I haven't done anything else for the dress today besides look at my notes and contemplate stuff.  I'm kind of bummed now, though, so maybe I will do some of the finish work tomorrow.  We're planning on going to the fest on Sunday so technically I have one more day to finish.