1823 pelisse - Museum of London.Found a very easy solution to shoulder seam crisis - put it onto a body! These seams don't work like modern construction - lying flat, folding in half seem to be awkward- they work better on a 3D form. And I have mini-body-on-a-stick!! Nice smooth lines and beautifully contoured. Until I take it off again.
The other crisis is the decoration - I couldn't find an exact enough match in satin ribbon or embroidery thread - This is an awkward inbetweeny pinky-browny-slightly purpley-maybe with a hint of grey kind of dusky pink. So came out with some organza ribbon, not quite right, too wide, but sheer. I have tried to do a line of ornament down the front several times now- never precise enough. Version below is coming off asap. I need to change ideas - contrast not same colour? What will go with inbetweeny pinky-browny-slightly purpley-maybe with a hint of grey kind of dusky pink? Antique cream? or thinking back to ancient history projects -slightly soggy coffee or tea stain? I still want the same feel of intricate and delicate (don't laugh) - major compromise coming up.......
Including the b/w shot just because I like it. So there. It was a tester for different ways of wriggling the organza (Does look upside down.)
Task list remains much the same - decorate, collar, line. Not a positively productive week in sewing world.
Must try harder.
Or go to a bigger haberdashery.... Ummm
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