A new dress in the making!

[frualeydis]

When went to Ikea yesterday I found this fabric and bought 2,5 metres of it to make a dress. it's slightly heavy for a summer dress, but I thought that was an excellent quality for a sturdier housecoat type of dress. I decided to use the same pattern as for this dress, now sadly worn out.



I am surprised that I had the energy to do this today, because I was really tired after work. But apparently I found some new energy around 8 pm. Not enough to do more than cut out the pieces, but that's the boring part anyway.

I think I want to add piping in teh seams, I wonder where I can buy that - or do you have to make it yourself?

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[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

" I wonder where I can buy that - or do you have to make it yourself?"

Either - Over here at least, there is ready made piping available in sewing shops (although not much choice in colours and frequently the fabric is polycotton rather than 100% cotton ), and patchwork/quilting suppliers (better chance of colour and pattern range and of it being 100% cotton), or you can make your own with premade bias binding and piping cord, or bias strips you cut for yourself. I tend to do the latter as then I can have piping made form the same fabric as the contrast parts and other trim I'm planning to use on the garment anyway.

I made the piping for the front seams of this dress from the same fabric that I used for the collar and cuffs:


Teddy

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Oooh! She's adorable!

/Eva

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

I was admiring your whole look in the photo with the bike.

What will you use for collar and cuffs in the new version?

Teddy

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

The same fabric as the rest. I have been downtown now to get piping in the sun and I will start on my zig-zagging now.


/Eva

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

Good luck with getting it all sewn. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished dress.

Teddy

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

I finished mist of it today: I need to get more piping for the cuffs; make the sleeves and make the buttonholes and sew the buttons, btu that's all that's left. I may have to take it in slightly in the side seams too, but that shouldn't take too much time.
Not that I need a spring dress now, but I just felt like sewing something.

/Eva

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

It will be ready and waiting for you when you do need a spring dress.

It's come together quickly too - so is a nice instant-gratification project.

Teddy

[therru.livejournal.com]

I've made piping myself when we did 1840s, since they had piping on everything at that time. Easiest way to make it is from bias tape, and either tack in the piping cord by hand or machine, or cut bias strips from self fabric and do the same, before doing the garment seams. Ready-made piping exists (at least at my haberdasher's), but like clothsprogs says, the choice of colours is extremely limited and it also tends to be rather thick, more intended for uphostlery and the like than for clothing.