It seemed a shame not to do a bit of tailoring on this
piece, so out came a couple of reference books.
Tailoring is something that I know very little about, but
anything that involves hand sewing is okay by me!
I like to think of padstitching as a way of turning a
non-fusible interfacing into a fusible (but in a completely controlled way, and
in isolated spots without the sticky stuff). No matter how precisely
you cut and stitch the pieces, a non-fusible interfacing is going to separate
from the fabric as soon as you turn a collar. But a bunch of little padstitches should keep that from happening!
Because this collar stands up in back, and has a break in
the front, I alternated the padstitching from facing to bodice.
Claire Shaeffer’s Couture Sewing tapes the front edge as
well as the roll line, so I thought I would give that a try. I did not have any twill tape on hand, but my
faithful Snug Hug did a wonderful job (for the roll line, I pressed the seam
binding in half).
I really start to get excited when the neckline facing is
stitched into place because it is the first time the bodice begins to look like
a wearable garment, and some of those raw edges begin to disappear!
As I am fairly new to sewing, I love posts like this, that involve construction techniques. It is great to learn about new skills, and having a place to return to when the time comes to try it out on some of my own projects. I learned bound buttonholes from this blog, so thank you for sharing the knowledge :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see this finished. Great photos too.
ReplyDeleteI love your construction posts--always so clear and detailed! Thanks for taking the time to post these.
ReplyDeleteYou don't LOOK like you know very little about tailoring!
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