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Posted by Ursula Schrader on October 26, 2009, 2:33 am
Yesterday I finished the dress and jacket so far that I can take it to the
lady with the steam pressing table and the hemming machine. The dress lining
is pinned (no time for basting), the hemline of the dress is marked with
basting thread, and very accurately, too. The lining of the jacket sleeves
is sewn in, and it looks really good. I didn't get round to herringboning
the inlay around the neckline, but I'll do that later, after the wedding.
The slit in the back is still open, of course, but I think it won't matter
for now since I still have to insert the curtain weights.
Moreover, I started the little bag, but I met a little hitch somewhere, so
I'll have to unpick some seams. Never mind, I'll attend to that later today.
I'm really sorry, but I didn't take pictures of the process, partly because
I kept forgetting to pack the camera, partly because I'm not Wrdrobe
Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons with a learning zone website. However,
I'll turn the jacket inside out today to take a pic of the herringboned
inlay for Kate. I don't think she has that on her website yet. And although
my stitches aren't as regular and nice as a pro might have managed, I'm
quite content with the result. When sewing, I felt deep joy and peace
overcome me, caused by working with this fine fabric and creating something
really valuable (if you know what I mean). Ta, gotta go, get ready...
U.
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on October 26, 2009, 4:28 am
Ursula Schrader wrote:
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> Yesterday I finished the dress and jacket so far that I can take it to the
> lady with the steam pressing table and the hemming machine. The dress lining
> is pinned (no time for basting), the hemline of the dress is marked with
> basting thread, and very accurately, too. The lining of the jacket sleeves
> is sewn in, and it looks really good. I didn't get round to herringboning
> the inlay around the neckline, but I'll do that later, after the wedding.
> The slit in the back is still open, of course, but I think it won't matter
> for now since I still have to insert the curtain weights.
>
> Moreover, I started the little bag, but I met a little hitch somewhere, so
> I'll have to unpick some seams. Never mind, I'll attend to that later today.
> I'm really sorry, but I didn't take pictures of the process, partly because
> I kept forgetting to pack the camera, partly because I'm not Wrdrobe
> Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons with a learning zone website. However,
> I'll turn the jacket inside out today to take a pic of the herringboned
> inlay for Kate. I don't think she has that on her website yet. And although
> my stitches aren't as regular and nice as a pro might have managed, I'm
> quite content with the result. When sewing, I felt deep joy and peace
> overcome me, caused by working with this fine fabric and creating something
> really valuable (if you know what I mean). Ta, gotta go, get ready...
>
> U.
>
>
Yay! Go Ursula! See, I knew you could do it! I do wish I'd had time
to sort out a proper sample for you, but events kinda overtook me this
end. Dress in post this AM as I have to go into town anyway, and it's
all packed up.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by FarmI on October 26, 2009, 4:41 am
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> Yesterday I finished the dress and jacket so far that I can take it to the
> lady with the steam pressing table and the hemming machine. The dress
> lining is pinned (no time for basting), the hemline of the dress is marked
> with basting thread, and very accurately, too. The lining of the jacket
> sleeves is sewn in, and it looks really good. I didn't get round to
> herringboning the inlay around the neckline, but I'll do that later, after
> the wedding. The slit in the back is still open, of course, but I think it
> won't matter for now since I still have to insert the curtain weights.
> Moreover, I started the little bag, but I met a little hitch somewhere, so
> I'll have to unpick some seams. Never mind, I'll attend to that later
> today. I'm really sorry, but I didn't take pictures of the process, partly
> because I kept forgetting to pack the camera, partly because I'm not
> Wrdrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons with a learning zone website.
> However, I'll turn the jacket inside out today to take a pic of the
> herringboned inlay for Kate. I don't think she has that on her website
> yet. And although my stitches aren't as regular and nice as a pro might
> have managed, I'm quite content with the result. When sewing, I felt deep
> joy and peace overcome me, caused by working with this fine fabric and
> creating something really valuable (if you know what I mean). Ta, gotta
> go, get ready...
> U.
Well done Ursula! Nice to hear that it's almost finished.
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Posted by Juno B on October 26, 2009, 9:45 am
FarmI wrote:
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> Well done Ursula! Nice to hear that it's almost finished.
>
>
Good for you Ursula. The dress is going to be a joy to wear and you'll
be a joy to see. Having done so much work on it has to be a very
satisfying feeling. Try to relax and enjoy the festivities.
Juno
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Posted by Ursula Schrader on October 27, 2009, 3:27 am
"Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
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> Yay! Go Ursula! See, I knew you could do it! I do wish I'd had time to
> sort out a proper sample for you, but events kinda overtook me this end.
> Dress in post this AM as I have to go into town anyway, and it's all
> packed up.
Thank you, so the little cute frock'll be here then tomorrow? I bet she'll
be the star of the evening. I've got a little cardigan for her, a rather
intensive colour of perhaps berry or so, which she can wear over the dress
so that she won't catch another cold.
As for the jacket sleeves - the RD Complete Guide to Sewing proved a
treasure in this case. You told me what to do and RD told me how to. I'm
sort or addicted to herringbone stitch now, I've herringboned the edges of
the bag fabric over the timtex. It's really fun. I remembered to take pics,
and perhaps I'll put them on Dress Diaries. After all the bag is my own
project, without any help. Let's see how it works out in the end, though.
Perhaps it'll end up so ugly that I'd rather hide it than show off with it.
;-)
But guess what happend at the ironing lady's yesterday! Firstly, she said
we'd used too thick a thread for the serged parts. She showed me a reel of
the thread she used in the shop and I have to admit, she had a point. But
otherwise I was fairly disappointed. She has a table with a steam train iron
and an exhaust mechanism, all right, but she doesn't have a sleeve roll or
something similar. Anyway, I'm sure she'll do her best.
"Juno B" wrote...
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> FarmI wrote:
>> Well done Ursula! Nice to hear that it's almost finished.
> Good for you Ursula. The dress is going to be a joy to wear and you'll be
> a joy to see. Having done so much work on it has to be a very satisfying
> feeling. Try to relax and enjoy the festivities.
> Juno
Thank you for your encouragement. Unfortunately, the longer I look at the
dress, the more fault I find in it. Little details I wish I had been able to
execute with more care and a steadier hand (and that comes only with
practice, practice and loads of practice). Still, I'm determined not to let
the joy of the day be spoilt by my own nitpicking. We, the lady minister and
I, have worked out together a nice service, with good texts and songs, so
that the motto - gratitude - comes out nicely without straining the
attendants' patience too much. Even I, although I have some problems with
the church-propagated picture of God, can go with that. And I won't hsve to
pledge obedience at the altar, which is very good, because I'd hate to
commit prejury in this case.
As for relaxation - a few items that are still on my agenda are: clean the
house, get the piggy bank for the cards ready, hairdresser tomorrow
(including face epilation, ouch!), give DH a haircut and trim his beard,
pick up the wedding attires on Thirsday... At least I got my hat (or
whatever you want to call that whimsical creation of feathers and fabric on
a hairband) yesterday. Need to take that to the hairdresser's. But I have to
admit that sewing on that little bag relaxes me a lot, especially since I'm
almost done. So there...
U. - feeling so much better now she knows that she'll 'have something to
wear' on Friday.
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> lady with the steam pressing table and the hemming machine. The dress lining
> is pinned (no time for basting), the hemline of the dress is marked with
> basting thread, and very accurately, too. The lining of the jacket sleeves
> is sewn in, and it looks really good. I didn't get round to herringboning
> the inlay around the neckline, but I'll do that later, after the wedding.
> The slit in the back is still open, of course, but I think it won't matter
> for now since I still have to insert the curtain weights.
>
> Moreover, I started the little bag, but I met a little hitch somewhere, so
> I'll have to unpick some seams. Never mind, I'll attend to that later today.
> I'm really sorry, but I didn't take pictures of the process, partly because
> I kept forgetting to pack the camera, partly because I'm not Wrdrobe
> Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons with a learning zone website. However,
> I'll turn the jacket inside out today to take a pic of the herringboned
> inlay for Kate. I don't think she has that on her website yet. And although
> my stitches aren't as regular and nice as a pro might have managed, I'm
> quite content with the result. When sewing, I felt deep joy and peace
> overcome me, caused by working with this fine fabric and creating something
> really valuable (if you know what I mean). Ta, gotta go, get ready...
>
> U.
>
>