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ARGH! I'm almost done! I'm so close! Ba-Zam!
Nick's doublet! Woo! The whole thing is lined, the front edge and the collar are all top stitched, everything's pressed, I just have to finish the lacing holes and it's DONE! Now, on things I've made for myself, this lacing holes have been the quickest thing. However, All the layers of fabric ended up being too thick for the little grommets I had. So I'm doing the stupid things by hand. I'm doing a pretty good job, on them, though. They're all big enough that the lacing easily passes through them, they're evenly spaced, and the more recent ones even look pretty good.
On each side, there's twenty of those, hand stitched with two strands of embroidery floss. Because of the shine on the fashion fabric, I used one strand each of two different shades of gray. They blend seamlessly. The holes are made with a stiletto, widened with a pair of manicure scissors (put the end of the scissors through the hole, open the scissors and force the weave open) then forced completely open with a knitting needle, which is left in place while I do the first bit of stitching so the hole doesn't close up. No cutting the fabric at all, so it's nice and strong. I've got 22.5 of the holes done, and I've pretty much mastered my technique so the rest should go smoothly. And now I've jinxed it. |
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