I had successfully made a muslin. (here.)
I had planned to stop there if I didn't like the dress. But the fit was really good, so I decided I might as well forge ahead. I used the same size 2 as before, but used the front placket this time. This is a piece of Liberty tana lawn that is very precious to me, but I'm tired of having a stash of precious fabric so I've been planning my way through it.
This dress may look ok on me but I felt kind of stupid in it. The sleeves are a little bit tight, and I'm not sure if I've ended up with a tighter fit than on my muslin - for the muslin I widened the front to make up for the absence of a placket.
However, I had had a vision and I was determined to see it through. Said vision including white loomed silk from Nepal and a full front placket. I thought I would maybe like this dress more if I could wear it over other dresses and partly open. I also committed to the method used in the instructions for the bias band at the neckline. It's different than I've done before, including 1/4" seams which made me very wary, but to my surprise I ADORE the end result. I have already used it elsewhere. I french seamed everything except the sleeves and side seams - I have not yet bothered to learn how to french seam pocketed seams, though I believe Carolyn has a tutorial on her blog.
I added a bit of additional width in the back piece to make it less tight, and I sewed the sleeves with small seam allowances. For some reason my sewing machine has behaved and sewn all the buttonholes without catastrophe. Probably it only hates jackets. I went for mismatched buttons to make the look a bit more interesting.
Vision notwithstanding I feel stupid in this dress. We can sew and sew but it takes something extra to figure out what you actually like to wear. My instinct on hinterland was a solid NO and only after years was I somehow convinced to give it a try. The fit is good. If I wanted to make it and love it I think the two possibilities are: sleeveless. Always more versatile. And shorter, to wear over pants. Maybe in linen. I've already sent the Liberty dress to a friend (actually with the assumption that she will wear it hiking haha) and I suppose I'll keep the white one around to see what I do with it and if I feel less stupid in it at any point, but I think it's been a reminder that woven sleeved dresses and I seldom suit - or maybe I should aim for very oversized? Always some food for thought for later.
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