Dress!

[triskellian]

My wedding dress now has a skirt, which M seems to have more or less conjured straight from my imagination. While he was doing that, I was making sample-bodice-number-2, which worked much better than sample-bodice-number-1. Unlike its predecessor, sample 2 is destined to be a garment in its own right, although the stuff I'll add to the bodice to make it into a top will be different from what we'll do with the final wedding dress bodice, so it'll be a different shape as well as a different colour.

We learnt all sorts of useful lessons:

• Silk dupion is susceptible to water marks (good to learn that now)
• This bodice, a size smaller than the previous one, is still miles too big. Next size down next time
• Against all expectations, non-cased boning is easier to work with and produces better results
• Lining fabric is evil

While we were making them, I'd look up from the pretty-but-not-exciting fabric of the bodice I was making, and catch a glimpse of the Real Dress Fabric M was working with, and have to stop for a moment. The fabric is gorgeous. Just looking at it makes me grin like a maniac. Just thinking about it, too. I desparately want to show it to smiorgan, but we agreed he wouldn't see it in progress, so I'll resist the urge.

Next step: shopping in Covent Garden and environs for various bits and pieces of trim and accessory.

Comments

[nixieq.livejournal.com]

ooh, so what kinda fabric is it? (or is that a secret from your sweetie, too? i know sometimes even the details of what color/style/fabric are taboo...)

[triskellian]

Nah, he's seen the fabric (and he was with me when I bought the pattern, so it's mostly a formality that he's not seeing it).

It's that slightly bobbly sort of silk, scarlet-shot-with-purple, and it shimmers and looks different colours at different angles. It's possibly the most beautiful fabric I've ever seen :-)

[nixieq.livejournal.com]

oh, wow. i think i know the kind of color thing you're talking about. that'll be lovely!

[teawith.livejournal.com]

God, it sounds gorgeous! Is it allowed to be seen or are we having to wait until The Day?

[triskellian]

God, no - I'm dying to show someone ;-)

[cuthbertcross.livejournal.com]

Oooh, pretty colour-shot fabric?
What a good idea (I thought so, too :o) )
Sounds very exciting, tho!
BTW, there's a possible me coming to Oxford next Weds (though maybe not as it depends on me dentist.) Are you busy that evening?
Did get invite, BTW. Yes please!

[triskellian]

Heh, great minds and all that ;-)

Gonna be around next Weds - d'you need crash space? Would be good to see you!

COMPLAINT

[blondeccgirl.livejournal.com]

You forgot to thank the wonderful friend who convinced you to be brave enough to buy said beautiful, lovely, perfect fabric!

[blondeccgirl.livejournal.com]

But also...

I'm so pleased that you like it so much - it is very exciting. you even have the shoes too - do they go BTW?

[triskellian]

They do go :-)

And thank you for making me buy the fabric!