Good manners lead us to avoid all practices which offend the taste of others; all unnecessary violations of the conventional rules of propriety; all rude and disrespectful language and deportment; and all remarks which would tend to wound the feelings of others.
I did work on it, and I even have pictures uploaded . . . but I'm not going to be able to write the commentary on the photos until next week.
~ Hopeful
Ooops! Looks like I forgot to post this last week.
I haven't done much since last week's entry (I've been sewing a lot of other things!) but I do have a few things to report.
#1 I cleaned out the library/guest room floor, where I cut out large pieces. However, since I think it will be awhile before I use it for this or any other pattern, I didn't clean the floor.
#2 I've been studying the pattern and coming to conclusions. I know I want to lengthen the bodice a bit ~ maybe two inches~ to give it a more modern Empire waist. I also may need to lengthen it because I am tall. Since I simply don't know how much I need to lengthen it, I'm going to make a very basic muslin (just the bodice, no sleeves) to check the fit. Later I will make muslins with sleeves and finished necklines because I want to know what they look like.
#3 I am preparing my muslin fabric (it's in my lap right now!). I'm using, as much as possible, some old, ugly brown (in my opinion, anyway) curtains. Preparing consists of removing the ruffles so I have more fabric to work with and the pieces are easier to manage. When I'm done, I'll press them. They are old, so on most seams I can just rip them apart since I get them started.
Maybe next time I'll have pictures, and possibly a report on a muslin or pattern alterations from the neckline supplement.
I'm ready to make my first Sense & Sensibility Regency Gown!
I'll be making weekly (I hope) posts about my experiences and progress, and now that I have a camera again, posting pictures of the process to.
So far (all of which happened in November and December, which is what the "sort of" in the post title is all about) I have:
Picked the fabric to use (from my stash, which is why I had to do it before I bought the pattern!).
Bought the pattern and the neckline supplement (I think the regular neckline will be too low for my comfort).
Previewed the pattern instructions and pieces.
Cut apart the pattern pieces.
Selected the view I intend to make.
Traced the pattern and trimmed out the pieces.
