It wasn't easy and it involved ripping out and re-sewing a bunch of stitching, but Madelaine's blood red Empire gown for "The Fall of the House of Usher" is finished! It's beautiful and worth all the work.
Then I helped Craig with the valet's coat. We were applying a nice twisted braid edging when we ran out of thread! That's what happens when you get so caught up in the small stuff that you stop noticing the big stuff -- like basic supplies.
I'll keep helping Craig with the coat and vest, but my next big project will be the cushion and bolster cover for the Recamier couch. It will be a complete change from working with the red crushed silk, which is truly lovely, but gets to be hard on the eyes when you have to rip out a lot of stitches. The fabric for the couch is a fairly heavy upholstery fabric in medium blue with gold stars woven in. I'm probably going to need to use stablizer on the edges, as I suspect it's going to want to ravel. Stay tuned for pictures.
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