wing dress update: shapes of things

firstly,
happy 1yr anniversary to this blog
thank yu for letting me babble on and on
without even punctuating

(((big smile of appreciation)))



now onto the subject

i've always dreaded pattern making
this "always", in fact, lasted for few decades

but you live on dreading (and dragging on with) something and
one day, walla, something miraculous happens

well this time around i got into the craft
so much so that i almost forgot i had a blog


but not completely so
see, i snapped few photos here and there


below:
fishing for inspirations in
my mother's notes from early 70's

why early 70's?
well,
tight-fitted shoulder lines from that era
goes well with what i have in mind



far right:
the basic pattern ("sloper", they call)
i made almost a year ago



fast foward to the midst of
experimenting this and that



below:
test-assembling the dress
using cotton "sheeting" material



too short, too flared
(tennis, anybody?)

plus the sleeves too wide

the dyed swatch pinned on shoulder
to get in the mood



adjusting the shape/ length,
first on the sheeting fabric model



re-done
and okayed by me

the knee-length "shift" dress
with slight flare



transferred the changes
onto the pattern and here, you see
the finished version of it



below:
the one on left is made from fabric
with texture more similar to that of the dress-to-be

the object of the labour:
just to see how it hangs
i wish to avoid both
"bulky" and "too tight fitted" look


very arbus-kubrik ala "shining" look to the photo, by the way
....and they are in my room!!


(cold chill down my back)




now onto the next piece
i told you i'm on a roll

below:
my plan for the piece
as of now



that's arm hole cut in middle to fit
the lines must connect in smooth curve



i've always wanted to experiment with the
luxurious "thea porter sleeves"

(i named it)


drawing the curvy line's a delicate matter
i went for free-handing at first
although it's not what's commonly suggested

(but worked well here)



fast-foward to the completion



made 2 pieces, just as i did earlier



below:
that's my twin sister
my holy guardian ghost

okay, that's me
trying (the right piece) on and
showing off the sleeve



getting ready for the next task that is
to decide the placement of "wing" patterns

the task that demands me to be
"in tune + in the groove" the most



thank you for reading