It's Christmas Eve! Yeeeeeeee! Aside from running around buying last minute gifts and groceries, it's a great day off to get a little sewing in.
I finished my 1930s Christmas dress, and can't wait to wear it tomorrow. It looks TERRIB on the hanger (as do all my other '30s frocks), but really cute worn - I'll take pictures to share. I was really pleased with the pattern -
Decades of Style 3007 "Button Dress," - although I did have to take it in quite a bit at the side seams (better than having to let it out, right?). I'll do a pattern review later...
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| '30s dresses seem to have so little hanger appeal... |
I've also been applying trims to the
Green Acres Bustle Gown underskirt foundation. I've still not sewn up the side seam of the skirt, thank goodness - makes it much easier to put the trims on, of which there are many.
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| Trim Trimminy Trim Trimminy Trim Trim Taroo... |
Currently I've got two applied and one pinned (the flutes). I have a horizontal swag to go on top of the flutes, and I'm also thinking there needs to be another pleat or ruffle-somethin' between the deep pleats and the second tier ruffle-puff, just at the back.
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| Planning an expansion... |
Once the skirt is complete, it's on to the overskirt, yay!
And finally....FINALLY...I've put in an order for button hooks.
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| Don'tcha want me, baby? Don'tcha want me, ooooh? |
I had these made from an original, and have had the darndest time finding a manufacturer to create them, primarily because of the stainless steel + cast handle construction, and also because we're not ordering, like, 10,000 of them. If you've purchased
Tavistock Button Boots, and you don't already have a button hook, you'll want one of these. They're not in the shop yet, but I'll make a big flap when they are...
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