Well thanks to Kass at RH I started the LONG journey of hand sewing each boning channel last Saturday.
I forgot how tedious and long it takes to sew by hand. In the last few years I have only done small projects- no gowns, no bodices, nothing. I have even been relying on the tailor of fixes to my hems. You know, modern conveniences like sewing machines terrify me, so for now I am sticking to many tiny little strong stitches made by my right hand.
Last Sat I worked for about 4 hours and last Sunday I sewing mostly straight from 8 am until 2 pm then again from 5 to 10. Last night I spent about 2 hours and today another 6. The time flies by too quickly and I did not finish as much as I wanted to. I am however still on time for completion of all channels by Easter.
Estimated sewing time accomplished: 22
Estimated sewing time left based on current (sloth-like, slow) speed: 8 hours (one side panel, and about 20 tan seems to put in the other sides)
Pictures are from Sunday night.
1 comment:
Oh it's so wonderful to hear someone else hand sewing their stays! Your fitting mock-up looks great, well as great as any of us can look in cardboard. I'm looking forward to seeing the final product.
~Chole
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