I wanted to show some of the "work" on the coral dress.
The underside of the hem. I used coral thread. If you look along the top fold, you can see the hem. The white baste thread.
The display side, you can see where I "picked up" the fabric.
It needs ironing.
The collar has 4 tuck/pleats and is finished in a straight stitch.
You can see the baste thread.. I've removed the baste thread from the tucks.
Here's a look at the other side:
This will be all hand stitched, I am moving on to the seems next... Hand stitching (my favorite...) -- this is going to take forever. See the weirdness of my stitches. I take my time, it's just that I'm not neat with stitching. Practice, practice, practice.
I've basted the rear seam. I just need to sew that. I've also used a baste thread to gather the waist. I'm still thinking about the bodice -- I'm thinking mesh?? or something super sheer. I have to make a trip to my less than ideal fabric store... I have to keep an eye out, maybe I'll find something.
** Funny how life is, I had written this post as I needed to take photos during the daylight (It is dark here when I post in the mornings -- so many times I had to either use a flash or take the photos in the evening before it gets dark). Florida is funny that way it doesn't get light until about 7:10 am -- then it doesn't get dark until about the same time in the evening... I couldn't reach my sister last night, she was at the ER with mom so she probably had to turn off her phone. Hospitals in Florida take hours. My phone went dead... I found myself checking my emails this morning and going of all places to Flickr??? Check out the new Immortal Classique doll Red Riding Hood -- AMAZING costuming.
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