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Thanks, everyone for reassuring me on my skirt! I've backed down from the ledge of crazytown and I'm going to leave it as it is. Even if it's not perfectly perfect or exactly like the original, it still looks pretty awesome and I shouldn't mess with it, lest I screw it up. So thank you.
So the next step for it is applying the soutache. Yes, it did finally arrive! I got 2 colors of blue, hoping that at least one would work, plus two shades of white/off-white. One of the light blues looks best to me. It's lighter than the original, but I think it blends nicely with the chambray and navy shades in the dress. It's rayon and a little bit shiny, but not too bad.
I did a test swatch and found that my grooved piping foot applies it nicely, if I move the needle over a bit. So 2 rows will go on every skirt band except the narrowest, which gets only 1.
I also got the bodice together, and I just need to get all corseted up and try it on again before I do the edges, then trim it. I've also done a sleeve mock, which might need a little fiddling, we'll see.
So the next step for it is applying the soutache. Yes, it did finally arrive! I got 2 colors of blue, hoping that at least one would work, plus two shades of white/off-white. One of the light blues looks best to me. It's lighter than the original, but I think it blends nicely with the chambray and navy shades in the dress. It's rayon and a little bit shiny, but not too bad.
I did a test swatch and found that my grooved piping foot applies it nicely, if I move the needle over a bit. So 2 rows will go on every skirt band except the narrowest, which gets only 1.
I also got the bodice together, and I just need to get all corseted up and try it on again before I do the edges, then trim it. I've also done a sleeve mock, which might need a little fiddling, we'll see.
