in-progress photos

[frualeydis]

I have gathered one front piece and am currently "locking" the pleats with backstitches. This was done on another of the Uvdal finds. The gathering threads will be removed afterwards, since they are too visible.




The fininished bodice. It really looks like some kind of weird bolero with ties now. It needs to be ironed and the sleeves hemmed. I can't hem the strips until I've attached the skirt.

Comments

[kass-rants.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Thanks for the pics, Eva!

[mmcnealy.livejournal.com]

Looking great Eva. How did you mark the pleat location before putting in the gathering threads?

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

I marked the horizontal level at intervals, with a black permanent pen, and kept the size of the stitches roughly the same freehand. The fabric is too dark to make visible dots.

/Eva

[brambleberry.livejournal.com]

The back smocked dress is just cracking me up. I can't wait to see how it comes out! Every time we say "This is the way things were," regional variations catch us.

[http://users.livejournal.com/aure_/]

Whii! Squishy! That looks awsome. I don't have the book yet, so I hope you don't mind me asking how exactly is the back made?

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

She's not certain, but I'm going to pleat the skirt the whole way around.

/Eva

[ginger-dragon.livejournal.com]

I think this will be so neat! But then I like pleats, even if they drive me nuts when I do them. :-)

[operafantomet.livejournal.com]

I'd love of those "weird boleros"! Hehehe. It looks awesome, real craft(wo)manship.