I am still pulling the pieces together for the 1952 dress. I went to another fabric store and it had a much better selection of buttons. There were several that would work with the basketweave fabric. However, most were too heavy and dry-clean only. I decided on these twinkly (and washable!) ones.
I was surprised that the store actually had 4” zippers. I have never had a reason before to seek out such short zippers and I really bought them out of curiosity. Anyway, I’m prepared if I want the dress to have long sleeves.
I was surprised that the store actually had 4” zippers. I have never had a reason before to seek out such short zippers and I really bought them out of curiosity. Anyway, I’m prepared if I want the dress to have long sleeves.
No luck yet in finding a dressy black belt buckle. Nor do I have any shoulder pads in the stash. I think I am going to sew them. It doesn’t look like it would be difficult and I haven’t ever made shoulder pads before. So, why not?
In the meantime, I have cut out a jean jacket, McCall’s 5191. This a Palmer/Pletsch Classic Fit pattern and is out of print. The fabric is a Wal-Mart mystery fabric that was purchased a year or so ago when Wal-Mart still sold fabric. If the jacket fits and is comfortable, I’ll sew it again in denim. This really is a trial run to see if I like the style. If I don’t, I do have another jean jacket pattern, McCall’s 5860, that I can use instead.
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