I saw the light! It was lovely... It was a tad hazy because I saw it through 5 yards of crin, but I saw it all right.
Finishing the Crinoline
Boy did I feel proud when I stitched those last few zigzag stitches along the hem. After gathering, then pinning, then gathering, then basting, then gathering then stitching... I was near ready to throw up my hands in defeat. But I did it. Using linen as a waistband and crinoline as the skirt, my lovely shape making skirt was complete. Granted, there is one blood spot from a night of angry poking, but other than it, it's nigh on perfect. If you ask me, of course.
Where to next?
At first, I considered working on my hoop skirt as the next piece, but put it aside in exchange for my Renaissance style chemise (for now!) The pattern will be easier to cut out and I need to get rid of the pattern copy paper I have now so I can justify buying more this afternoon at J'Fab.
Doth... thou... thee... uh. yeah.
So I'm in love with the Renaissance and Elizabethan era. Nothing do I love more. So I designed a pretty cool outfit last night (which I will scan and color and such later) and I'm plotting it's building. The skirt is going to be paneled with extra bits to make it come off more poofy. I'm using the same green from my corset (it's duck cotton, but that's ok) and this GORGEOUS pink brocade that make me melt. I'll probably throw in a petticoat, just so there's some definition to the skirt. I'm debating what material to make the petticoat out of, and a lot of references I'm reading say the best fabric for this vein is actually using home decor fabrics! They're nice and long and always of a heavier, more durable, more period look. Pretty cool, right?
Alright, I'm off to cut out some more patterns!
Love and hugs,
Ashley
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