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17 January 2016 10:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nuranarThe Vernet spencer has been sitting out since the end of Christmas vacation, but I started working on it again this weekend. I was pretty distracted, but it wasn't too bad. My friend gave me a set of Carol Burnett Show DVDs, so I watched some of those. It's really good to see the entire show instead of the half-hour "Carol Burnett & Friends" that has been syndicated.
I got the sleeves finished (except for band fastening) and set in. Today after church I got into my stays and tried it on, just to make sure I didn't do anything stupid like set the wrong sleeves in. All good! It looks REALLY nice. And it's quite fitted, whew. This won't fit over much more than that muslin dress.
The main things left (besides whipping down the sleeve lining) are finishing the waist with a band (inside) and doing the collar. It's a sort of stand-up gathered-look collar, so I'll do some pretty sloppy mockups and then just finish the thing.
Then I need to narrow hem the scarf and sew the trim to the bonnet, and it's done. WHEW. I won't make it to the DFWCG tea because I have a concert at the same time, but I can go to the Caillebotte exhibit the following week. Regency at an Impressionist exhibit, yay! At least I'll be highly mobile. ;)
Why don't more costumers use and recommend the Hunnisett books?? Is it because the pre-1800 books are more her patterns and therefore theatrical? That's really too bad. Because the majority of garments in the 1800-1910 book and the outerwear books are taken directly from originals. And the detail and clarity are much better than Cut of Women's Clothes and at least equal to Patterns of Fashion.
The second volume of the Outerwear books is available for checkout at my local library branch. YAY. I got it, hoping for something good for the Little House Party. Major score! There are so many garments in that book, it's amazing. Including THREE 18th-century domino patterns, and multiple pelisses and spencers and coats and jackets and various shapes of dolmans.
I was the most excited to see a full pattern of the awesome caped women's 1810s redingote from Costume in Detail. I've been planning to make it with my navy wool satin, but I never expected to find a pattern for it! There are at least 4 pages of patterns, diagrams, and construction details. SO THRILLED.
And of course I found the perfect dolman pattern for the blue dress. I requested a couple of samples of blue wool, so I hope the choice will be obvious when I get them.
I got the sleeves finished (except for band fastening) and set in. Today after church I got into my stays and tried it on, just to make sure I didn't do anything stupid like set the wrong sleeves in. All good! It looks REALLY nice. And it's quite fitted, whew. This won't fit over much more than that muslin dress.
The main things left (besides whipping down the sleeve lining) are finishing the waist with a band (inside) and doing the collar. It's a sort of stand-up gathered-look collar, so I'll do some pretty sloppy mockups and then just finish the thing.
Then I need to narrow hem the scarf and sew the trim to the bonnet, and it's done. WHEW. I won't make it to the DFWCG tea because I have a concert at the same time, but I can go to the Caillebotte exhibit the following week. Regency at an Impressionist exhibit, yay! At least I'll be highly mobile. ;)
Why don't more costumers use and recommend the Hunnisett books?? Is it because the pre-1800 books are more her patterns and therefore theatrical? That's really too bad. Because the majority of garments in the 1800-1910 book and the outerwear books are taken directly from originals. And the detail and clarity are much better than Cut of Women's Clothes and at least equal to Patterns of Fashion.
The second volume of the Outerwear books is available for checkout at my local library branch. YAY. I got it, hoping for something good for the Little House Party. Major score! There are so many garments in that book, it's amazing. Including THREE 18th-century domino patterns, and multiple pelisses and spencers and coats and jackets and various shapes of dolmans.
I was the most excited to see a full pattern of the awesome caped women's 1810s redingote from Costume in Detail. I've been planning to make it with my navy wool satin, but I never expected to find a pattern for it! There are at least 4 pages of patterns, diagrams, and construction details. SO THRILLED.
And of course I found the perfect dolman pattern for the blue dress. I requested a couple of samples of blue wool, so I hope the choice will be obvious when I get them.