well oops

[elizabeth_mn]

You know when you are sailing along and everything seems to be clicking and falling perfectly into place?

This is a red flag. Nothing is ever that easy.

I assembled my bodice tonight, and it's looking great, but I forgot to put the piping in the side back and shoulder seams. Since I wanted piped edges, it may look incongruous to have left it out of the seams.

Tomorrow will tell whether I rip it out or if I just don't care.

Comments

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

You're right (of course); as soon as I had posted this I did a little more digging. I guess all those piped seams for CW era are a reenactor-ism. That must have been where I got the idea from.

Thanks!

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

Sure thing! I don't even think it's a reenactorism (at least, not as widespread as others I can think of) but I think I've seen a few costumers do it because it looks cool or they blend it with earlier decades. Or they're copying Mary Todd Lincoln's famous (and very high fashion) purple velvet dress.