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petticoat with the first ruffle
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one ruffle volume under the skirt
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Finished sewing the first petticoat ruffle. The first tier is a tulle rectangle, folded in half on the long side, with a satin ribbon waistband. To each of the first tier layers I'm sewing long strips of tulle, folded in half, which will result in four ruffles in total. I'm still not sure it won't collapse under the jacket's skirt weight, so my backup plan is either make a short crinoline or just add a hoop to the petticoat, on the inmost ruffle joint. I sewed the bottom tier to the top tier with a chain stitch in thick embroidery thread.
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the base of the jacket is finished
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slip stitching the lining
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Meanwhile. I also finished sewing the jacket's skirt to the bodice. After sewing both petticoat layers (outer fabric + lining) to the bodice's outer fabric and inner fabric (with the boning), I folded the lining's bottom seam allowance to the inside and sewed it to the waist seam with a slip stitch, for a clean finish.
+ One petticoat ruffle sewn, one more to go. Handsewing the jacket's waist, especially sewing the lining this way, gives it a very nice finish, even if nobody will see it, I will know.
- Sewing tulle requires a lot of patience, that's why I sewed the first ruffle in small installments and intend to do the same for the second. Even though I used a gauge to try and sew the jacket's waist seam the straightest I could, it's still a bit wobbly. One has more control when sewing by hand, but on longer seams it's still a learning curve.
THE CUNNING PLAN
Leave the jacket hanging, so gravity makes the skirt fabrics stretch, to trim it even later. Until then, I'll be sewing the slashed sleeves.
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