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| finished top and front bias tape trim |
The worse thing about procraftinating, is you tend to forget your initial intentions when you started; the worse thing about being lazy, is not trying the garment on between phases. That said, when I attached the skirt to the jacket's bodice, I should have tried it on with the skirt and petticoat, and check the length. Now I'm stuck with a jacket a bit longer than it should, it should be about 3 fingers shorter than the skirt, and now it's about the same length as the skirt. And, as the real world doesn't work like comic books, manga in this case, the lighter fabric skirt and petticoat will surely bunch up underneath the heavier jacket. Or... maybe not, because the jacket's lining is veeery slippery. Let's hope the latter is right!
I realised that when I was folding the jacket in half, and pinning it to mark where the final hem should be. So, I tried it on, over the skirt, but then I put the skirt over it, because it was easier to see (in the mirror) where the jacket should end, over the skirt. Hem fittings should be made by someone else, but I'm winging it, and trusting my experience and instinct. They usually don't fail me, let's hope they won't this time too.
+ Fortunately the trimming won't mess the arrow spacing proportions, and I managed to make it the skirt length!
- This shows I should be more disciplined and do more fittings along the way, but the issue is still solvable without sacrificing accuracy too much.
THE CUNNING PLAN
Pin the jacket in half again, mark the hem, and go on with the bias tape trim.
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