mightily on the dress; I've got the skirt pattern mocked up in a practice fabric, and am working on all the pinning and tucking. I promise I will put up more pictures as soon as I get the darn thing right. Meanwhile, I have some more shots of the crocheted bodice and skirt pieces.First, a closer look at the front of the bodice. I have to say, figuring out the pattern for the sweetheart neckline took some time. My poor pattern-writing book has so many crossed-out lines and "Ignore This" notes.
Second, a view of the back of the bodice. Kindly forgive the slightly off-kilter hang; my poor mannequin just doesn't quite have the bust or badonkadonk to fill it out, but at least she gives me a fairly good idea of how things are going to hang.
And, last, my current photo of the skirt and train assembly. This is the basic body of the skirt. I will likely put it on a bit lower, and it will feature a decorative ruffle around the edge.The sleeves will get crocheted after I've assembled the fabric sleeves, so I can gauge whether they're going to affect the puffing too much. The collar will be crocheted directly onto the top edge of the bodice pieces once the fabric bodice is fitted.
Also, now that I've got a bit of off-time, I will probably start taking some place-holder photos of my finished projects to share with you.
Happy stitching!
