July 5, 2008
I ended up taking a very long hiatus b on this project due to general frustration with embroidering the chiffon skirt
panels. It took me several months to sort out the issue, and I just began working on the gown again in June.
I first finished gluing the sequins to the 8 skirt panels. This took several days. Even so, I will probably glue more
sequins on after finishing the vining embroidery.
The chiffon underskirt and extra chiffon for the blouse were spot dyed in yellows and pinks. This was very easy to
do in the sink, using boiled dyes. Constructing my blouse took several days as each of the panels and sleeves had to
be vined and sequined. My sleeves are gathered, rather than using elastic at the bicep and forearm. I just don't like
using elastic, it rarely works well for me. I ordered a 25M roll of 1/2" woven silk ribbon from Dharma Trading. I
had some lovely samples from M&J Trimming, however, they were beyond my budged. I custom dyed all five colors
of the ribbon using RIT dyes on the stovetop. Most of the ribbon colors required mixing two to three dye colors. I
will post the recipes later when I do the complete write-up. I also ordered my headband ribbon from The
Ribbonerie. They were very helpful and quick!
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