Here it is. A finished panel. Success.
After a lot of rotten thread, rotten elastic, and thread clippings, its done.
Both are done, and I was now able to put the dress together.
So I did. I messed up. Messed up big time. I was looking at the dress and realized I left out the two back panels right after I had sewn in the zipper! HA! Generally when I'm pleased with something (whether it be a sewing job or drawing) I then realize I did it wrong. I mean I can say, "Oh man, I really like that stitch." Oh! Its incorrect! Perhaps that's why.
*sigh*
Let's do this again….
There, that's better.
I am extremely proud of how this turned out.
Lookit that bust shelf! Fantastic!
Now that the elastic is in, the dress shapes up really well.
As for the sewn in straps, I took them and made a halter attachment. There were two button sewn into the bodice which suggest there was a strap, and there was. Looking at another dress of the exact same style (I'll post that later), there is a halter attachment so it was a good guess on my part.
This dress took all my thread elastic, so I had to buy more. Problem is, this thread elastic is crap! I did three lines of shirring on my next project and there is no pull. It's just not strong elastic, so I have to find some thats a bit meatier.
So it's on to sewing me shirring in four other dresses. I think by time I finish this series of projects, I'll be over my shirring curiosity.
Have a great weekend!
Schweet! NO idea on good elastic thread sources. There are moments when I wish I had a time machine simple to source better notions.
ReplyDeleteGutterman makes some! In 4 colors, no less. I returned all that thread and they were having a sale on the Gutt thread buy 2 get one free! Squeeee!!
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing transformation! I've never tackled shirring: it always seemed intimidating ... and that's to put *in*. If someone asked me to take some OUT I'd run away screaming.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm about to replace (repair? Redo?) the shirring in one of my favorite 50s sundresses. I was wondering what thread I should use. I have a gutterman elastic, but it just seems too thin and fine, like it will give up the ghost quickly. (and did you use it as your top thread, or did you zigzag over it as the designer of my original shirring did?) any help is appreciated!
ReplyDeleteThat's what I used. When the elastic starts to bunch up the more rows you add, it will feel stronger as a group.
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