Well the skirt is sewn on to the bodice. I didn't have enough fabric though to pleat the skirt all the way around, and I tried 1/4", 1/2" and 5/8th knife pleats, but ended up going with 1" knife. I did lacing rings for closing the bodice cause I have a hard time getting my eyelets holes big enough, and I wanted to try something new. I am really happy with how fast it took, but, and I am not sure why, I can't get the dress as tight as I would like.
I am not happy with how it looks. With the front looking so flat, it doesn't seem to have the right look for 1560-1570 working garb. So, I am ripping the skirt out and starting again. This does mean that I will not have it ready for the event next week, but I may have it ready for an event at the end of the month. While I am very bummed that I will have to ware another dress, one that isn't for my persona, I am happy that I don't have the time crunch on me any more. I will be getting a partlet ready for hand sewing while I am at the event.
I think when I am done with this I should have some good stuff for a A&S competition. No matter what, I have learned a good amount from doing this dress.
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