Progress

[elizabeth_mn]

Yesterday I finished F's dress and petticoat and they are the Cutest Thing EVER!  She still needs a shift, but the dress is done and it's perfect.

Today I hemmed the front skirt edges of L's gown, then I pleated the skirt (this only took 5 tries to make it right) and sewed it to the bodice.  

Pretty much everything is machine-sewn from here on out.  I had big plans to do lots of hand sewing on L's gown, but 12 yards of ribbon ain't gonna be quick unless I cheat.  I also changed the plan from hand sewn eyelets to some kind of internal lacing closure, not because of laziness or running short of time, but because the eyelets would interfere with the trim.

I tried to look up the Venetian lacing that jenthompson described in an article on her old website, but I cannot find it.  Jen, do you still have this online somewhere?

Comments

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

Nope. It hasn't moved to my blogger site yet. I'm so sorry. But do you think there is somebody else who shows this technique on the Realm of Venus or something?

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

Note to self: think before you comment!

Thanks for the lead to Realm of Venus. I still can't figure out why you need two ribbons, but it makes enough sense, I'm getting there.

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

If you just have one, the lacing skews and doesn't go straight across. I think I remember Demode just sewed channels in a single wider ribbon and that did the trick too. uhhhh... here you go: http://demodecouture.com/2012/05/bodice-construction-details/

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

Thanks for digging that up for me!

[vanityfairy.livejournal.com]

I have a picture of jen's lacing ribbon solution on my pinterest board, have a look there if you can't find it elsewhere. (I'm Vanityfairy there too, and it's on the Italian board)

It's a great method, I first tried it on a child's costume, but now I'm planning to use it on two of my next projects