The skirt construction continues

Hi all.  I am back after a long hiatus.

Ginny came to visit this past week.  This triggered a lot of dress fitting activity.    I had come to a standstill in the dress construction since late February because I needed to have a fitting for the bodice and the skirt.

This blog will focus on the skirt.

Ginny tried on the skirt and petticoat so we could determine the correct hemline.

Here are three views of the skirt with the desired hemline.  The skirt will be a little bit fuller when it is finished.  The shoes Ginny is wearing are the same heel height as the wedding shoes.  You will note the presence of the official wedding dress dog, Lulu, checking out the skirt hem.

 The next steps for the skirt involve a lot of hand sewing.  There are two skirt layers that will be hemmed.  The cotton/silk underskirt will have a 3.5 inch hem with horsehair braid sewn in.  The horsehair braid will give the hem body and prevent it from caving in.  The crepe de chine overskirt will have a rolled hem.

We also established the positioning of the lace border at the hem.  The two pictures below show what we decided looked best.  I will hand sew the lace onto the crepe de chine after the skirts are hemmed.

It is exciting to be working the dress again.

My next post will be on the bodice.

Please let us know what you think of the skirt length and lace placement.

Judy