Dusting off
Posted by Elizabeth on 05-05-2010 at 7:30 am
I (finally) got a picture of the socks I knit for the Husband!
This was the first time I think I actually talked him into putting them on, since I finished them up just when the weather turned warm. They now reside in his sock drawer, and will remain there until October.
The knitting status might be a little quiet for a while, because I am getting a jump-start on some holiday knitting and at least two of the people that I am working on things for read this blog. So, you might get cryptic, photo-less updates, but that will be about it.
Sewing, though! Oh, do I have sewing lined up. As soon as I have my iron back, I am going to knock together a summer skirt, I have some (paid!) alterations work lined up for next week, and I have picked the Tudor Monstrosity up again.
Why are you on the floor? It's not that funny.
Last night, I went through the fabric stash (no, I did not take pictures) and found all the pieces. This morning I started on the last bits of seam finishing on the underdress bodice.
The state of the dress is pretty much the same as it was in this post from July 2007. I also tried on the corset and bodice last night, and they all still fit fairly well. I think I might have cried if they had not, because I do not have enough fabric to re-cut the bodice and still get enough skirt out of the whole thing and the corset took forever and I really, really don't want to have to re-sew all those boning channels.
I did decide, after all, to hand-sew the whole thing. Maybe not the skirt seams, but everything else will just be less frustrating that way, even if it is more time-consuming. This is going to be my hand-work for the next week or so (waiting on some supplies ordered for Giant Secret Knitting Project), and I will see how far I get. The hard work on the underdress (the pattern, mainly) is already done. I just have to execute the plan.
This was the first time I think I actually talked him into putting them on, since I finished them up just when the weather turned warm. They now reside in his sock drawer, and will remain there until October.
The knitting status might be a little quiet for a while, because I am getting a jump-start on some holiday knitting and at least two of the people that I am working on things for read this blog. So, you might get cryptic, photo-less updates, but that will be about it.
Sewing, though! Oh, do I have sewing lined up. As soon as I have my iron back, I am going to knock together a summer skirt, I have some (paid!) alterations work lined up for next week, and I have picked the Tudor Monstrosity up again.
Why are you on the floor? It's not that funny.
Last night, I went through the fabric stash (no, I did not take pictures) and found all the pieces. This morning I started on the last bits of seam finishing on the underdress bodice.
The state of the dress is pretty much the same as it was in this post from July 2007. I also tried on the corset and bodice last night, and they all still fit fairly well. I think I might have cried if they had not, because I do not have enough fabric to re-cut the bodice and still get enough skirt out of the whole thing and the corset took forever and I really, really don't want to have to re-sew all those boning channels.
I did decide, after all, to hand-sew the whole thing. Maybe not the skirt seams, but everything else will just be less frustrating that way, even if it is more time-consuming. This is going to be my hand-work for the next week or so (waiting on some supplies ordered for Giant Secret Knitting Project), and I will see how far I get. The hard work on the underdress (the pattern, mainly) is already done. I just have to execute the plan.
Knitting, Tudor Monstrosity
