#I'm going to hand-baste some of the curves on the underdress | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

sheliesshattered · 1 year

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me: I’m going to get started on this project 7+ months before it needs to be done so that I can take my time and do things right, no cutting corners or feeling pressured to get it done faster

also me: but why is it taking so loooooonnnggggg ;_;

#cosplay plans #my cosplay #my sewing #RRD cosplay #do I want to magically be at the point of trying it on and seeing all the pieces together? oh absolutely #but weirdly what I'm more excited for is getting a point where I have stuff to handsew #there are lots of circumstances when running the sewing machine isn't possible #and when I don't have time to start in on something huge like handwashing the red silk or completely clearing my table #so that I can lay out fabric to trace the next pieces out #(trying to do this all in a ~850sqft apartment where my sewing machine is ~10' from Jack's computer and directly behind my computer #is honestly less than ideal. gotta clean up my sewing table any time I have a work meeting on-screen and keep quiet when Jack is on mic)#but hey I knew it would be slow going bc of work and THAT'S WHY I STARTED THIS EARLY #but ugh the snail's pace is killing me #once I get to the point where I have bits that need sewn by hand then I'll be able to make quiet incremental progress without a huge mess #but really it's gonna be awhile #I'm going to hand-baste some of the curves on the underdress #but after that I'll need to sew all the seams by machine before I'll have any hemming/finishing to do by hand #then ditto for the red overdress -- but once the seams are sewn and finished there will be a LOT of handsewing to do #all the black-and-gold trim over the seamlines will need tacked down by hand #the edges of the sleeve and all the closures #the neckline trim and then all the beads that go over that #the decorative lacing dragon claw things at the front and the beads and trim on the ends of the sleeves #and then the hem I suppose #and I might end up making the lacing cords out of leftover bits of the red silk fabric wrapped around some crochet cord #and that will DEFINITELY need to be handsewn if I end up going that way #so like. plenty of hours ahead of me when I can just sit comfortably on the couch with a needle in hand and my headphones on #but most of it will happen after both the underdress and the dress are actually dress-shaped #sigh #gonna keep going slow and steady and know I'll get there eventually

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