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Because I cut the bust and waist about 3 extra inches too small. But the bodice is mostly done and I'm starting in on the skirt right now. By the time I hang it up tonight, I should have everything done except hemming and lacing rings.
The linen is so stretchy that the topstitching I've done to keep the lining from rolling has left the top and bottom of the bodice edges all warped and wavy. But with the whole cutting it 3 inches too small thing, the edges will smooth out once it's on a human being insead of laid flat on a table.
ETA: 1:15 AM. I have the bodice and skirt constructed and the pleats pinned. By some miracle, I'll be able to do rolled pleats on the back of the kirtle skirt. That's an unexpected bonus. Also, Odin is a nasty cat and the living room reeks. I think I am going to go outside and have a cigarette in olfactory self-defense. Then shower and bed.
The linen is so stretchy that the topstitching I've done to keep the lining from rolling has left the top and bottom of the bodice edges all warped and wavy. But with the whole cutting it 3 inches too small thing, the edges will smooth out once it's on a human being insead of laid flat on a table.
ETA: 1:15 AM. I have the bodice and skirt constructed and the pleats pinned. By some miracle, I'll be able to do rolled pleats on the back of the kirtle skirt. That's an unexpected bonus. Also, Odin is a nasty cat and the living room reeks. I think I am going to go outside and have a cigarette in olfactory self-defense. Then shower and bed.
