Normally, the last quarter of my calendar, is filled of soirees and parties. Endless nights of meeting and talking to people whilst enjoying a flow of hors d'oeuvres (very important). I do missed it terribly. Yet, I still sewed myself a cocktail dress. I never want to miss an opportunity to work with more challenging or delicate fabrics and use a more complicated couture techniques.
This fabric has been sitting in my stash - one of many finds in remnant pile from a fabric store. It's silk, with border print details. I used cotton batiste as interlining as I do not have the luxury to use silk organza; worked just as fine.
The neckline and shoulder strap was the challenging part. Since using a fusible lining is not an option but, I did remember reading an article about using horsehair braid to add shape and structure to the neckline. So I went to ebay, get a couple of meters and waited patiently.
I attached the horsehair braid to the neckline by hand but the shoulder straps were floppy. I followed this little hack to fix it and viola! No more floppy shoulders!
(left: no rigilene boning; right: with rigilene boning)
Attached the lining by hand, and its done. Now, where to go?
Till my next post!
