Maggie has shown great restraint in chat the past couple evenings, not "bugging" for an update pic on this Butterick 5355 silk charmeuse blouse ... so I thought I would throw her a bone (photo) as I have only two things left to do on this silk tunic: the neckline finishing and attaching the sash carriers. Here's Mathilda showing off my progress so far:
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| B5355 in silk charmeuse - almost done! |
I am to the point where I will cry my eyes out if I hose things up. There is no picking stitches out of this silk, especially not with a 1.6 stitch setting! I abandoned the casings for the sleeves after noticing I could see the black through the white patches of the print (also the darker parts of the purple and green) so I intend to use the casings I sewed to finish the neckline. I like where the neckline is as cut and don't want to turn it down (not to mention, that is a pain in the *donkey* as I discovered on the hems).
Speaking of hems ... my hems aren't exactly even due to the slipperiness of the silk ... but if anyone can actually see that I will be asking her/him for tips!
Another cup of coffee to work up the nerve to place those sash carriers ....
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