Black Dress Coming Together

[sarahmichelef]

Last night I sewed the shoulder seams and put on the neckline facings.  The shoulder seams are reinforced with seam tape to keep them from stretching; the neckline relies on the facings to keep them from stretching.  If it's a problem, I'll be able to go back in and apply seam tape there as well.  Unlike the other seams on the dress so far, I did these with a straight stitch. The combination of the two (straight and pretend overlock) may come back to bite me later if my seam allowances don't match up.  But I have faith that I'll be able to make it work.  :^D

Anyway,

Dress back, draped and pinned on the dressform.


Back detail - that's the fiddly join in the middle.  It's kind of dented in and lying funny because that's where the gap between the plates of the form is.


The front, draped & pinned.  The dress form is currently bigger than me, but I'm too lazy to set it since I'm not using it for fitting.

Gathering detail, just because I like the bright colors against the black background.

Comments

[nalyirri.livejournal.com]

Ooh, very pretty! I'm impressed!

[alphasarah.livejournal.com]

Seriously, I believe that if you can follow directions, you can sew. There are techniques that you have to learn, but they're not hard. But really it's just a matter of going slowly and being willing to rip things out and try again.

Which is to say, nothing to be impressed about.

[nalyirri.livejournal.com]

I made C some pajama pants for christmas last year and did come to understand the "if you can follow directions, you can sew" idea - but that didn't stop me from staring at them and thinking, wow, I made that! So even if it's not obviously innate genius that lets you create such things (though I do think there's a certain inherent skill in being patient enough to follow the directions right) - I still get to be impressed : )

[redfishie.livejournal.com]

perty!

[alphasarah.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :^D

[elliesam.livejournal.com]

That's going to look nice on you.

[alphasarah.livejournal.com]

Diane von Furstenberg has been making the wrap dress work for upwards of 40 years. There's gotta be a reason for it - and that reason is that it's a style that works for every body. I mean, hello. I would TOTALLY wear this dress today, and it's older than I am. Dress it up or dress it down(ish), it works.

Whether you're slender or plus-size, the neckline and the nip in at the waist define the figure. You can adjust the coverage to suit your bustline. And the drape of the skirt combined with the enhanced waist can cammo the hips and butt.

I've been watching too much "What Not To Wear."

[a-c-fiorucci.livejournal.com]

Looks great!