Have I mentioned I love my job? Like really love my job? To commemorate the suffragette movement in Alberta the Legislature organized a costumed-rally and invited Fort Edmonton staff to join. What fun! Of course I volunteered. While I didn't actually get to attend because I'm a klutz and injured my foot, I did make this little beauty.
I based my outfit on this fashion plate:
Soutache: check. Pattern I already have: check. Excuse to re-design my boater: check. Use only stash materials: check.
I used a lovely aqua-coloured linen with white soutache for the gown. The blouse is made from ikea curtains originally destined for a regency gown, but alas.
The pattern sews together beautifully. I used the same pattern for Mrs Banks so I was able to whip it together quickly. I did interface the facings as soutache appreciates a little something to hold on to. The bodice and skirt hem don't have facings in the pattern so I quickly drafted them. The other change I made to the pattern, which was more time consuming than it needed to be was that I removed the pleat from the skirt. It made me look a tad more poochy than I really needed it to...
I wanted to keep the pretty tulip hem without the pleat. I'm sure the lack of tea contributed to my troubles. I swear it took longer to redraft that one piece than it did to sew the damn thing together!
Cheers,
~M
I based my outfit on this fashion plate:
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| Ladies Home Journal, January 1912 |
I used a lovely aqua-coloured linen with white soutache for the gown. The blouse is made from ikea curtains originally destined for a regency gown, but alas.
The pattern sews together beautifully. I used the same pattern for Mrs Banks so I was able to whip it together quickly. I did interface the facings as soutache appreciates a little something to hold on to. The bodice and skirt hem don't have facings in the pattern so I quickly drafted them. The other change I made to the pattern, which was more time consuming than it needed to be was that I removed the pleat from the skirt. It made me look a tad more poochy than I really needed it to...
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| Butterick 6093, 1912 |
I wanted to keep the pretty tulip hem without the pleat. I'm sure the lack of tea contributed to my troubles. I swear it took longer to redraft that one piece than it did to sew the damn thing together!
Once the pattern was in order it assembled super quickly. I made my soutache template as usual, marking the intersections with my iron-away marker. And then, I soutached. And soutached. And soutached.
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| Just keep stitching... |
I'm quite pleased with the result! It hangs beautifully and gives a lovely post-Edwardian silhouette. I'm reserving the full photo for post-CoCo so patience, dear friends! But, here's a sneak peek:
Cheers,
~M
The sneak peek looks great! I'm also hoping to have an Edwardian tea gown for Costume College, but given that I haven't quite finished the corset yet it's looking less likely :)
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