Winter version

This week I have sewn a winter version of this dress. It cause a little more trouble than I thought it would, possibly due to demonic possession, possibly due to the difference between the rather stiff thin worsted fabric, which definitely behaved differently than the seersucker I used in the summer version or maybe I was sloppy when drawing the bust darts. Or a little bit of both the last reasons. I'm not too keen on the shape of the sleeve heads either, but then I don't like modern sleeve heads much (the pattern is from the 1970s) and they may have some part in the problem too. In the end it turned out good enough, not perfect, but I'm okay with the result.

This is the original length of the skirt, the skirt which on the pattern drawing only reaches to the knee. I kept this length this time because I think it gives the dress a nice late 1930s feeling.




I have two antique galss buttons, probaly from the 1920s or 1930s at each cuff and one at the neck if I want to close the dress there.



There you also get a sharp shot of the fabric. it's 100 % wool and very nice, despite it being a little stiff.

Sanity?

I'm beginning to worry a little about my current obsession with Katy Perry. Hopefully the Teenage Fanclub gig on the 21st will restore my taste in music.