6Nap Bodice progress et al

Late start at work today, but I managed to squeeze in another fitting of the bodice, so that the missus could help by tracing off the style lines for the skirt yoke onto it.  I need to put some elastic into the skirt waistband, as it droops a bit when worn with the corset underneath.  All well and good, so I made do with a quick pin for now, while we sorted out the bodice hemline.

Then, once I’d removed it all again, I realised that the skirt was slightly twisted.  Sigh.  Now I have to [a] grab the missus when she isn’t otherwise engaged [not easy] and get her to do it again or [b] wing it.

Knowing me, it will of course be option b.  Pray for me.

‘All’ I have to do on the bodice now is

1. Attach bodice and lining together, shaping the hemline at the same time
2. Insert boning along the vertical seams and darts so that it doesn’t ruck up in wear [that’s ten bones by the way, all will need to have a casing, and the casings are hand stitched to the seam allowances.  The bones also need to be cut and capped]
3. Bind the armholes once everything is in place
4. Sort out a fastening- probably hooks and eyes I think, more hand sewing.

Another little job I cracked on with last night was decorating the head dress for my ‘Gordon’s Alive!’ outfit on Saturday.  I dug out my broken jewellery stash, and all the bits and bobs that were left over from making table centres for my daughter’s wedding 4 years ago.  I located my barely-used mini glue gun, and started playing.

Then I got the glue going again, and stuck beads and watch parts on.  Messy gluing, but hey ho, it’s just for dress-up…

I think I may stick some more on tonight!

In other news, I’ve worked out how to fasten the feathered pauldrons [shoulder armour] for Dawn’s Flash Gordon get up.  It was much easier than I thought, as the ribbon tie on the ‘wings’ slips perfectly under the crossed bands on the tunic, and are completely hidden.  A bit of broken chain on the back, and we’re good to go.

I may even have time to make a couple of small bags/accessories at this rate.

**update

I got step 1 done, and I’m struggling cutting the steels boning for stage 2. I’m now too tired to persevere, as I could take a finger off with these things! Most annoying.  Ah well, tomorrow is another day…Skirt’s done, pauldrons are done, and I hemmed some trousers and cut out a couple of little bags.  Not TOO dusty…