Uh, I'm a bit over the top these days; my success with the new tunic has obviously gone to my head. Anyway, I'm still thnking about the chiffon thing. Monika, the teacher, had her qualms about my ideas (look here:
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) andhas no time to attend outside class (she's teaching at a vocational college,going on family vacation since there's another holiday at hand here, andalso seemed to have caught something involving chills, diarrea and otherunpleasant sympthoms that suggest something highly contagious). So I guessI'm pretty much on my own. I wonder if how difficult it might be to sew biascut chiffon in Kate's rolled-hem-on-the-serger method? U. - will post another sketch later...
Rolled hem on the serger is possible enough - if you have sufficient time and fabric to get all the settings 'just so'. The design idea I'm concerned about is the POINTS at the center front and back. Could you avoid that and just have points at the sides? Polly
Hmm, nothing done or cut yet - but I have a top that has points back and front and always thought flattering (and received compliments to confirm this opinion). Perhaps points at both sides and middle are a bit too much, though. right now I think I will use the entire width of the fabric, pintucking it in the upper region (not sure how far down yet) to get to the right measure for my bust.
I think you may find doing a rolled serger hem, where points are involved, is tricky. Once you get to the point > , trying to get started on the next angle is difficult, mostly because it's hard to get the 'roll' started again at just the right depth.
You may have better luck than I had when doing rolled hems on some napkins. Can you practice on some scraps?
The thing is that time is just too short to practice anything, let alone make a toile. So - yesterday in class I talked it all over with Monika and she, after listening to my various ideas, dissuaded me from trying this tricky bit without a toile and enough time. So I thought I would have to make do with something from the wardrobe, but she had the latest (July) edition of Burda style with her and in it I found a lace Kimono á la 1920s.
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I had done a couple of those, and now I'll use some of the fabric fora chiffon Kimono with grey satin borders. No fuss, mainly straight seams and no pintucks. Monica gave her OK, too, and I'm really glad that I don't have to hurry the tunic because I had a couple of brilliant ideas but will have to make a toile or two for those. OK, I left class early and got a grey satin made from acetate (it's actually some lining, but I thought it had the right weight, feel and colour), and also some matching embroidery thread for topstitching (if necessary). I pondered if I should go for the original kimono neckline cut:
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but decided against it since I don't plan to close my garment like an original Kimono but leave it half open like the one on the Burda picture. So I'll go for the slightly rounded neckline version. For an hour or two I considered the rounded sleeves, too, but discarded them, thinking that I'll use French seams everywhere, the sleeves hemlines a bit more than an inch wide (3 cm), twice folded so that the fabric appears as three layers, same goes for the bottom hemline, only that this one will be perhaps 5 cm wide ( 2 inches). I haven't made up my mind if I'll go for a hand finishing; that will depend on time. And I'm afraid that time will be short: My mother is in hospital again. Her heart - she suffers from occasional atrial fibrillation which leaves her breathless, and scares the living daylights out of her. No wonder, with the stress she has had recently. We'll see; perhaps you all could send out some good wishes or prayers or whatever seems appropriate for both my parents and - perhaps - me, too.
U. - off for dinner, tea, or, if you want to brush up your German - Abendessen.
Wonderful choice. It's great you are so flexible,especially with so little time. I hope you mother is better very soon. I know you worry about her, a lot. Juno
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