This is the
muslin for the dress I drew previously. Because the book from which I based
this dress on did not give any sewing instructions, I had to guesstimate how
Tomoko Nakamichi – the author and pattern making genius – went about sewing
those extreme curvilinear shapes. From the images provided, I could not
determine if the bodice and
skirt was sewn the conventional way (attaching right sides together) or if she
broke the rules like me by sewing the two with one wrong side facing a right
side (as seen in the lower picture). If I look closely at the photographs
in the book, there seems to be a series of overcast stitches surrounding the
edge of the curvy part of the bodice. If that is so, it means she would have chosen
the unconventional way. After
multiple attempts at trying to sew the bodice and skirt the conventional way via
both machine and hand sewing, I decided to choose the alternative option as that
gave a better overall drape to the skirt and was ten times easier to sew (or maybe
I am just not skilled enough yet to do it the right way).
Furthermore,
after finishing the dress, I realised that I sewed the back backwards. The
pictures do not depict this very well but when the dress is at rest the lower
blobs protrude outwards when they are supposed to sit behind the fullness of
the skirt. The good thing is that this is just a draft so hopefully I don’t get
distracted and repeat the same mistake in the actual dress. Other than that, I
should be good to go on the actual fabric (after I draw a few facings, and
maybe the lining but I can do that after I get the main part done J .)
Edit:
Actually after re-examining the pattern pieces, the back was not backwards, it
was just my not so perfect sewing that made it appear backwards...I guess I
will have to continue working on my sewing skills.
Tany
