Poe Dress Progress

[isabelladangelo]

I tried to cartridge pleat the skirt only to, once again, realize cartridge pleating is just not something I can do. Box pleating? Fine. Knife pleating? Kids stuff. Cartridge? It looks well...interesting to say the least. Thank God I didn't hem it first so I can just cut the evil off the top and not worry.
I'll just knife pleat the skirt to the bodice. It wasn't the look I was originally going for but it will work. I should be mostly finished with the gown by tomorrow.
The coat is the next project. I have the black lace for it. It's gorgeous stuff. The coat will be out of some black velvet I have lying around. I also have this lovely lilac cording that is the same color as the dress that I might use on the coat.
After all that's done, I just need the petticoats and I'll be set. Woohoo!

Comments

[wereleopard.livejournal.com]

Have you discovered the trick of using a strip of 1/4" gingham to space your pleats? That's the only way I can handle cartridge pleating. You just baste it inside the skirt and then go over a certain number of squares on the gingham for each pleat, depending on how small you want the pleats to be. Measuring and marking just completely exhausts my patience before I even get to the hand-sewing part.

Good luck!

Julie

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling, even if I did that, it would still look all wonky. :-) There is that one thing that is the bane of every costumer. For me, it's cartridge pleating. I might try it though on a smaller project, like a ruff. Thanks!

[verdianna.livejournal.com]

yea I know what you mean about cartridge pleating the one time I did it i hated it with a passion. i have been avoiding it ever since but probably will have to concede defeat and try it again. its the mid 16th c italian persona that begs for the stuff

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

I've gotten away with gathering and knife pleating so far (or paneling) for my Italian stuff. It would look lovely to have cartridge pleating but I know it's just not something I can do.