Yesterday I finished the dress and jacket so far that I can take it to the lady with the steam pressing table and the hemming machine. The dress lining is pinned (no time for basting), the hemline of the dress is marked with basting thread, and very accurately, too. The lining of the jacket sleeves is sewn in, and it looks really good. I didn't get round to herringboning the inlay around the neckline, but I'll do that later, after the wedding. The slit in the back is still open, of course, but I think it won't matter for now since I still have to insert the curtain weights.
Moreover, I started the little bag, but I met a little hitch somewhere, so I'll have to unpick some seams. Never mind, I'll attend to that later today. I'm really sorry, but I didn't take pictures of the process, partly because I kept forgetting to pack the camera, partly because I'm not Wrdrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons with a learning zone website. However, I'll turn the jacket inside out today to take a pic of the herringboned inlay for Kate. I don't think she has that on her website yet. And although my stitches aren't as regular and nice as a pro might have managed, I'm quite content with the result. When sewing, I felt deep joy and peace overcome me, caused by working with this fine fabric and creating something really valuable (if you know what I mean). Ta, gotta go, get ready...
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