Tuesday, March 6, 2018

New shift and under petticoat, and gown petticoat progress

After the great linen bleach debacle, I bought some lighter weight WHITE linen and redid my shift and under petticoat. I think the original bleached petticoat might still be serviceable and I could wear two, but the bleached shift is a goner. Petunia leans to one side, I promise my hem is more even than it looks. It all needs a good iron to set the pleats.



And here is the gown petticoat. It still needs to be hemmed and have the ruffled trim added. I am scared of cutting the trim, I have a hard time cutting precisely. I bought some scalloped scissors and have to decide if I want to use those or the pinking shears on these ruffles. I am SO in love with the flowered silk fabric! It does appear to have some pulls in the silk but since everything is so full, I don't think they'll be noticeable. The seller included a note that she had added an extra yard or two, woo-hoo!


AD also pointed out on their blog that Simplicity messed up the sizing on the pattern. I am a 14 as usual according to the envelope, but AD said the finished measurements printed on the bodice pattern piece are the correct ones, so I really should be a 12. Sigh. I bought the 14-22 sized pattern. I asked and AD said to cut the 14, fit the lining, then I can take in the seams where necessary. OK I can do this!

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