Remind me never go get my husband a horse...

[robinsnest]

He's playing some new Xbox game were he's a cowboy and the man can't steer a horse to save his keester. 

ANYWAY, I've promised myself I'm going to post every night about my progress or lack of progress, it will serve two purposes 1. It'll keep me honest about working on it every day. and 2. Help me be better about posting more.

So today I sewed together the pieces of my lining and Rob very graciously helped me fit it. We're getting steadily better at this, no meltdown was had this time. I don't need to make THAT many changes. I need to shorten it all around, especially in the front. And cut down the armscyes as always. But in general the fits decent. 



Please pay no attention to the pizza boxes on the table from dinner..and the sewing basket from yesterday...



After I sewed the shoulder seams I padded up my dress form to get it close to my measurements. It doesn't really get all THAT close but I'm using koshka_the_cat's tutorial   and I think I've got it close enough. Tomorrow I cut silk! EEEK.

And now a random question. So this is like my second or third pair of spiral laced stays and I STILL haven't figured out the magic trick to easily and firmly tying them off. any tips?

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[estela-dufrayse.livejournal.com]

armscye, looks like you need to scoop the front at the join of your arm to your body the most. After that, maybe a little off the top. The linen looks great!

Spiral lacing, I go back through the top hole again with my lace, forming a string and a big loop. With the single string AND the loop, I tie the bow, then I tuck all the ends down the front of my stays.