I've made some decorative diamonds, following in the style of a few skirts I've seen from the 1860's. I thought this butterflies print was very eye catching and unusual when I saw it in Standfast, so it's nice to find a place to fit it in!
The cartridge pleating is now officially stitched into place, and the waistband of the outer skirt finished except for a fastening (I shall do these for all the garments in one go!). Today I also took up the hem of the skirt and finished it off- after moving the turquoise layer of fabric up a few inches to avoid loosing too much of it. I hemmed the turquoise layer and the pink layer separately as I felt this would give a sense of more thickness at the bottom, and with more layers it should be harder for the outerskirt to get pulled under the lowest edge of the crinoline.
I've started positioning the diamonds on the skirt- but more to do tomorrow!
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