not excited

[madamemodiste]

I hit a snag with the Regency dress. I have no idea what I'm doing and it's frustrating. Victorian dresses are easy because I've done them 70 times already. I understand how they work. No idea with this dress. I've already written to the pattern maker twice for help, and I'm loathe to bother her again. Plus, I'm a visual learner, and I tend to go, "Huh?" when people try to explain how something works verbally. Oh well. At least I don't need the Regency for anything soon!

In other sewing news, I've become totally disenchanted with the grey silk NF dress I'm making. It doesn't excite me at all. I guess that's what happens when you don't plan a dress out fully before you start sewing. This just isn't what I want to spend my Winter Break making. I think I'm going to put it away.

Problem is, I know what I want to make, and I don't have the fabric for it, nor the money to get it at the moment. I have all this other fabric instead, and none of it is speaking to me. How sad is that? I was inspired for a few days to make a francaise out of this gorgeous black cotton/poly damask, but now I'm afraid to cut into the dear fabric for fear that the minute I do, I realize that the fabric is really perfect for something else. I'm so crazy!!

At least I was productive yesterday. I put on the 2nd coat of sealer/primer in the bedroom and spot cleaned the downstairs carpeting.

Comments

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was alerted to the sleeve problem. For me, I can't figure out what to do after I attach the bodice to the skirt. Can you explain it to this Regency newbie?

[aylwen.livejournal.com]

Once I attach the bodice to the skirt I hand sew a casing across the front, this is for the ribbon to run through. Earlier on you were told to sew the side seams down, but not all the way. The ribbon comes to the outside on both sides so you can then use it to tie at the back. This ribbon is what gathers the front bodice under the bust - you will note that the front bodice piece is exactly the same width as the front skirt piece.
If this doesn't make sense I'll see if I have a photo as I, too, am a visual learner.