Yuuko - Foxy Lady #27

1st (left) cuff, and the starting of the embroidery on the 2nd cuff (right)

So, I finally finished cutting out the white cotton of the first cuff appliqué. It took much longer than I expected, mostly because I wanted to use a smaller blade scissors, one of those embroidery scissors with tiny curved blades, but it needs sharpening, so I used my thread cutter, which is fine, but the blades, although small, are much bulkier than the other delicate scissors. The cuffs' designs are symmetrical, so I decided this first one will be the left cuff, mostly because, as I'm right-handed, people will see and notice the right hand more than the left, and, predictably, the first embroidery isn't as perfect as the following. This is the same reason I left the collar,  the most visible of the embroidery pieces, for last.

embroidery appliqué pinned to the cuff

Just to check, I pinned the appliqué on the cuff, and it looks good. But, not that I wasn't seeing it comming, although all measures are OK, because of the embroidery volume, and the cuff's curvature, there's a much bigger gap at the closure. I will carefully try to stretch the appliqué a bit, and maybe sew the snaps a bit tighter, to reduce the gap. Anyway, I'm very happy with it, it looks great and lush, very lush!

weird angle photo of it worn
(its hard to balance a big and heavy tablet and press
the snapshot button at the same time with one hand)

I tried it on, and I definitely like it a lot! When I finish both cuffs, they will be tacked to the blouse's cuffs. Not just yet as I want it to lay flat for a few days, it's under a few books, and only tack it when I can have both. 

+ 1 out of 3 embroidered pieces finished! and the end result is quite satisfactory.

- I knew the embroidery would be shorter, due to its volume and curvature, but yet I didn't compensate. It won't be as perfect as I wished for, but it still looks very good.

THE CUNNING PLAN 

Keep embroidering the 2nd cuff, try to have both for the next event: the Cosplay Photoshoot, at the end of February.