Hi Everyone!
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This is finally the ever elusive next installment of my series. This one has given me quite a “Run for my money.” Here is the before, a linen and lace skirt in great shape, as it has never even had the tags removed. Being a size XL, it is way too big and being held up on the form with pins in the back
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Once again, the LA pricing made Goodwill raise the price to $10.99, but I felt it was worth it due to all of the detail in the fabric.
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Below is the finished product. I won’t have the time to model it until later this week. (Expect a surprise mid-week post!) I really want everyone to see it and I am anxious for comments. It finally came out the way I envisioned after battling it on the form for what seemed a lifetime, but I am not really sure if I can pull this off in person. It is very different from anything I have ever done, (or worn) before but I am going to give it a go.
I couldn’t really do a full tutorial, as this garment has really been through a ton of changes, but here is my best representation of what happened:
1) First I draped the skirt over the form to make the sections of the fabric hit where I wanted them on the body. Then, I layed the front of my pattern over the top so I could make sure I did not lose the placement.
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2) Next, I transferred the dress to the floor and cut out the front and the back as you see. I was unsure at this point if I would be able to do any side matching but I think I did pretty good.
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Here is a picture of the side seams matched:
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3) I also had to patch a piece of the yoke in front and back to balance the two sides. That step is pictured here.
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4) At this point I agonized over how to finish the hems for what seemed like forever. I ended up having to add a piece back to the bottom in order to get the right look.
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5) At this point in the process I added the tab sleeves made from pieces of the tucked fabric sections, topstitched the neckline and sleeves, then hand stitched the hem.
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