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[madamemodiste]

I have posted the images over on Photobucket! Here are all the pics I took!

http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n68/madamekat/18th%20century%20Tea%20Party/

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[marcine.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing. I hope to get mine up tomorrow.

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

You got some really gorgeous ones. I love the doorway shots of me and the dreamy one of you looking out at the pond.

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see!

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

Glad I got some good ones. Sad that some turned out blurry and I didn't notice at the time they were taken.

[jennylafleur.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much, you really got some good ones! :>

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

Take whatever you like and we'll make more next time!

[twilatee.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to bother you on your private journal... but I did a search for pictures, or a dress diary, or a pattern review of Wingeo Chemise a la Reine, and the only thing that came up was link after link of your dress. All kinds of links! here on your private journal, and the Chemise dress comm, and on Belle Alley.... :)

so I guess your the expert! and I should ask you my question! If you don't mind. :)

How did you finish your seams? All the dresses I've seen use the fabric salvage edge... but the Wingeo patterns gusset is not square, so no salvage. I'm pretty sure that 18th century didn't use french seams. I'm pretty much confused on how to do this.

I could just be over thinking it. I'm prone to that! :)

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

Hello! So sorry it's taken me a few days to get back to you. OK, I admit that for the most part I didn't finish my seams. My fabric is pretty good at not unraveling, so that was lucky. I also didn't use the pattern's sleeves, which I found to be ill-fitting, so no gusset for me, either. But I did do French seams on my chemise, which did have gussets in the sleeves. I wasn't very "authentic" when it came to seams on this gown, I admit! Even my hem is done on the serger because I couldn't bear to fold and pin all that fabric.

Definitely ask koshka_the_cat as she is really knowledgeable regarding seams and the like. Or join the chemise gown comm that she started and post your query there. That way you'll get a variety of answers and pick the one that suits you!

Good luck!

[twilatee.livejournal.com]

Oh! no problem for the time of response... I did some research, The Cloak in Costume Close up, #21, is not lined. The center back seam is done up with back stitch and not ironed open. The seam is not finished at all... so no worries not finishing the seam is period. But I was concerned that the sheerness of viol would make unfinished seams obvious, not to mention, the fabric is delicate and I worry about unraveling... so I was looking at the shift in that book...#11 again unlined... the seams are all felled.

Thinking on the same lines as you, I asked Katherine. She confirmed my suspicions. So flat felled it is.

I'll post pictures next week on the comm you mentioned! Thanks for your help!