Space Trees Progress!

[viennabelle]

Tuesday, I spent my time at the sewing get-together ripping free the lining from the caracao jacket. Last night, I started pinning and turning under the edges. To my surprise, I ended up with a rather sizeable amount of stretched material that I ended up cutting off (note to self: hankerchief linen was not a good lining choice for this. Next time choose a denser weave). 

I also gathered and stitched down the second gathering row on the ruffle. As I mentioned earlier, I probably sewed it on too far down on the fabric, so the top flopped down. By gathering it a second time, I'm actually happier with the results--it gives it a decorative ruching.  Finally , I also gathered and pinned on the lace at the neckline.

Now I have a ton of handsewing to fix down that lace and the lining.  However, It's all made a huge difference in the overall appearance. It went from kind of lumpy to crisp and elegant.


On matters completely different, I found out that the series Cranford is available--for a limited time--online.  Since our tv receiver isn't working (and who knows when we'll get FIOS installed), this means I can watch it!!! Check it out here.