Yesterday I appliquéd the lace hem onto the underskirt, which turned out quite easily. The underskirt is my first entirely bias-cut garment (excluding the waistband), and I think it turned out quite well. Drafting the pattern actually ended up being exactly the same as if it were straight-grain, because I transferred the dart value into th hem. I did need to splice the pieces though, as the whole pieces exceeded the fabric width.
Today I attached the "collar" to, and hemmed the sleeves and bottom edge of the top jacket. It turned out quite well; I'm considering buying some more sorrento suiting. Despite the low percentage of natural fibre (something like 5% flax, the remainder being polyester and rayon), it actually handles really well and it looks like silk. My lecturer said it'd make a really nice men's shirt, while I thought it may be too feminine. Time will tell!
The only thing left to do is hand-embroider a Japanese maple Southern Cross onto the back of the sorrento jacket. Even though it's such a minute part of the outfit, it will probably take a couple of hours.
No photos as I'm updating from my iPod.
Today I attached the "collar" to, and hemmed the sleeves and bottom edge of the top jacket. It turned out quite well; I'm considering buying some more sorrento suiting. Despite the low percentage of natural fibre (something like 5% flax, the remainder being polyester and rayon), it actually handles really well and it looks like silk. My lecturer said it'd make a really nice men's shirt, while I thought it may be too feminine. Time will tell!
The only thing left to do is hand-embroider a Japanese maple Southern Cross onto the back of the sorrento jacket. Even though it's such a minute part of the outfit, it will probably take a couple of hours.
No photos as I'm updating from my iPod.
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