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Gussets and eyelets and thread - oh my!

Well, I'm still working on costuming for the play at Jamestown. The costumer asked me to do eyelets (hand worked) on the collars of the shirts I made, so I said, sure, no problem. Oops. I haven't done these before, so did what I thought I should do and ended up with the ickiest mess you ever saw. She and I got together yesterday to go over what comes next (Angolan outfits) and I showed her my "eyelet." She took thread and needle and whip stitched around the hole and voila, eyelet. I was trying to do a buttonhole/blanket type stitch and it was just making a mess. I got home last night and made 22 eyelets while watching TV. I rock :)

Next I get to do inserts - kind of a rectangular gusset. It's so cool learning from her. And I thought I *knew* how to sew!

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Donna
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I would LOVE to hear more about this!!! You can email me at museumbitch @ yahoo. com (smoosh the address together of course!). How are you costuming the Angolans? Caftan type robes? What types of fabrics?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Erin

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Erin

"Erin" wrote in news:1176215024.092711.78860 @b75g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

The Angolans are wearing 'shift' type dresses (that's the easiest way to describe it), most cut on the fold with very little in the way of seams. Very 'shapeless' really, but with lots of fabric. Most of the women have a long piece of faced fabric that could be used as a head wrap, bust wrap, waist wrap, or thrown over the shoulder. The African drummer is wearing just a huge caftan piece that is historically correct. All of the designs were chosen by the costumer from historical reference and had to be approved by this committee and that. I'm her assistant and doing a LOT of sewing. It's a fascinating project. I'll get pictures on my site when I'm done with more than just shirts :)

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Donna

Costuming with historic detail is a whole nother mess - a nd a huge load of fun! Enjoy!

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Kate XXXXXX

:-)) So how did you do them in the end?

I do them by doing a fine running stitch all round where the hole is to go, poking a hole in the fabric with an awl, and then overcasting closely. I fell in love with eyelets after reading 2 sewing books by a British actress by the name of Una Stubbs.

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FarmI

"FarmI" wrote in news:461ca013$0$13120$5a62ac22@per- qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au:

I put a hole in the fabric using the snap/eyelet tool that I used to use to put snaps on the inside legs of my children's clothing (must be at least 23 years old!), then do a tight whip stitch around the hole, finishing it off on the back. They're all done. Now for buttonholes.

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Donna

How many of those do you have to plough through? And are they just standard buttonhole stitich or has the costume designer got you doing several hundred bound or threaded ones?

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FarmI

"FarmI" wrote in news:461d2b1e$0$13101$ snipped-for-privacy@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au:

I'm doing the buttonholes by machine because I can do them with bar tacks and up one side/down the other styling.

But the rest of this week is Angolan clothing :)

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Donna

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