Poe Dress

[isabelladangelo]

After fooling around with the bodice for the past few hours, I figured out what was wrong. Unfortunately, there is little I can do about it without the bodice looking really funky. So, instead, I'm using the now old bodice front as a top gathering and cutting out a new bodice front to make the blue rose dress style. You can see the style again here with roses. Maybe I should go buy black roses for the gown? That might be interesting.

If nothing else, the dress will look okay now. The cut I had done was simply not working the way I wanted it too. Oh well, this style will be fine. I might even do the short sleeves with the shirt beneath it too. :-)

Comments

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

So you're making a pleated bertha? I love those, I think they look so flattering.

Hunnisett has some good tips on making one if you have her books. I think I used her instructions when I made my orange 1830s with the pleated bertha.

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

Yeap! It looks so much better than the other attempt. I'll put up pictures this afternoon