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author | Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi <valhalla@trueelena.org> | 2025-04-12 20:38:12 +0200 |
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committer | Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi <valhalla@trueelena.org> | 2025-04-12 20:38:12 +0200 |
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parent | ba9531f8a1b193a2d35eec67994254cd047e0613 (diff) |
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diff --git a/source/historical_womenswear/bodices/peasant_bodice/index.rst b/source/historical_womenswear/bodices/peasant_bodice/index.rst index 6d809d6..99ec63d 100644 --- a/source/historical_womenswear/bodices/peasant_bodice/index.rst +++ b/source/historical_womenswear/bodices/peasant_bodice/index.rst @@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ Cut a lenght of cord as long as the front fold, put it inside the fold; sew a running stitch from the front to keep the cording into place. +.. tip:: you may want to use buttonhole thread for this step, for a more + decorative seam. + Repeat with a second length of cord. Lining @@ -102,13 +105,33 @@ of the fabric piece. Eyelets ^^^^^^^ -On the fronts, mark the position of eyelets... +Mark the eyelets on the center front, half a cm from the last cording +seam; on the left panel start about 1 cm from the top and mark eyelets +every 2 cm, ending 1-2 cm from the bottom with two eyelets at just 1 cm +from each other. + +On the right panel do the same, but start at the same level of the left +panel, mark a second eyelet at 1 cm distance, and continue down every 2 +cm. + +Also mark the eyelets on the armscyes, where marked on the pattern, at 1 +cm from the fabric edge. + +Use an awl to open the eyelets without breaking the fabric threads, and +sew all around them with waxed buttonhole thread. Assembly ^^^^^^^^ -Finishing -^^^^^^^^^ +Right sides together, put a back over a front and sew the side seam with +whipstitches, using a well waxed doubled (or even quadrupled) thread. + +Sew the shoulder seam in the same way. + +Repeat with the other half of the bodice. + +And finally, put the two back right sides together, and whipstitch the +center back seam, again with a well waxed doubled or quadrupled thread. Gallery ------- |