After a Birthday Dinner with friends and watching Sherlock Holmes with the husband; I got to work by first sewing on the internal lacing of my bustle. I still don't think I have the correct tension, but I know the lacing needs to stretch a bit.
After tying up the bustle, I wen
t to work sewing the back pleats of the underskirt and giving them a spin on the dress form. Much better!! The final fitting and the waistband will have to wait for the corset and the petticoats layers.The goals for Thursday (Day 4) will be:
1. Embellishing the 12 large pewter buttons I bought at the Kalamazoo Living History Show
2. The corset fitting @ SCA Practice.
3. Re-cut the corset in the proper material
4. Boning and Busk layout is correct.
On a final note, here is a sample of the fabric for the jacket and over-skirt of my bustle dress. Shown in this photo are the right and wrong sides. I am not sure yet, which is which!
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