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abendgules) wrote2013-05-10 05:53 pm
abendgules) wrote2013-05-10 05:53 pm
More reduce reuse recycle - making new a bodice
Years ago I made a lovely Cranach gown (materials donated by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thorngrove) with an underdress, all assembled with Lady Anne of Wokyngham's patient help. (just ignore my expression - didn't know I looked so sour!) It was my first effort at mounting fabric on a backing and then sewing it, cartridge pleating, adding a lining to the skirt hem only (to add weight for a better drape, and to resist fraying)...whole sets of skills I'd never known of.
After several years service, the canvas support of the bodice has shrunk inside the fabric (not prewashed to same extent as gown fabric). It had pulled away from the seams, so it's not giving the same shape as before.
I've held off making it new, because it has two side seams, that need dozens of lacing holes. My favourite....not. I considered replacing only the lining, but it didn't really seem feasible with the wear on the outer fabric.
But I want it to wear at 20 year, so...
So over the long weekend I took it apart to remind myself the assembly, unpicked it from the skirt, and checked the size compared to the pattern from 5 years ago. Remarkably the outer fabric had hardly changed shape at all.
I now have some linen canvas so I used that to mount a new linen outer fabric, and a lightweight linen lining. It's coming together beautifully.
It's odd because my memory of making this gown was that it took ages and ages to make; combination of not knowing the process at all, and fitting, which takes awhile when you are working from scratch.
But making from a pattern - it's taken one afternoon and evening to cut and mount most of the pieces, put three pieces together and start adding the lining.
Old gown - supervised by Haggis
Old bodice: I can't seem to keep my gowns from wrinkling round the upper tum, but otherwise they fit very well.
Pieces cut from a cream linen and mounted on canvas. I couldn't find the same lovely twill linen as for but this is quite a nice weight. Middle piece looks a bit uneven - I left the selvedge in place.
Linen lining pinned in. There's no fabric lining the lacing placket so I only have 3 layers of fabric to put holes through...
Back piece, mounted and lining pinned in.
Note stray heraldic projects lying about - this is the latest round of our shire bunting in progress.
It's quite hard to take pictures in the house without some cat butt appearing.
Also evidence of gaming: noone tell the College of Heralds please.
thorngrove) with an underdress, all assembled with Lady Anne of Wokyngham's patient help. (just ignore my expression - didn't know I looked so sour!) It was my first effort at mounting fabric on a backing and then sewing it, cartridge pleating, adding a lining to the skirt hem only (to add weight for a better drape, and to resist fraying)...whole sets of skills I'd never known of.After several years service, the canvas support of the bodice has shrunk inside the fabric (not prewashed to same extent as gown fabric). It had pulled away from the seams, so it's not giving the same shape as before.
I've held off making it new, because it has two side seams, that need dozens of lacing holes. My favourite....not. I considered replacing only the lining, but it didn't really seem feasible with the wear on the outer fabric.
But I want it to wear at 20 year, so...
So over the long weekend I took it apart to remind myself the assembly, unpicked it from the skirt, and checked the size compared to the pattern from 5 years ago. Remarkably the outer fabric had hardly changed shape at all.
I now have some linen canvas so I used that to mount a new linen outer fabric, and a lightweight linen lining. It's coming together beautifully.
It's odd because my memory of making this gown was that it took ages and ages to make; combination of not knowing the process at all, and fitting, which takes awhile when you are working from scratch.
But making from a pattern - it's taken one afternoon and evening to cut and mount most of the pieces, put three pieces together and start adding the lining.
Old gown - supervised by Haggis
Old bodice: I can't seem to keep my gowns from wrinkling round the upper tum, but otherwise they fit very well.
Pieces cut from a cream linen and mounted on canvas. I couldn't find the same lovely twill linen as for but this is quite a nice weight. Middle piece looks a bit uneven - I left the selvedge in place.
Linen lining pinned in. There's no fabric lining the lacing placket so I only have 3 layers of fabric to put holes through...
Back piece, mounted and lining pinned in.
Note stray heraldic projects lying about - this is the latest round of our shire bunting in progress.
It's quite hard to take pictures in the house without some cat butt appearing.
Also evidence of gaming: noone tell the College of Heralds please.