Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Trim blocking

 Why did I think making the trim myself was a good idea? The pieces for the capelet are done, washed, and blocking:

Those will sit down the shoulders. With all the pins they look rather....centipede-y.

The edging. Each and every little point got a pin. I'm glad I have the blocking wires, that helped lay everything out super neatly. I'm leaving them overnight, even though I'm pretty sure they've already dried.

I don't have a picture, but I have started sewing the hood pieces together two. I'll be glad to have this piece done; it's taking some gathering and then some pleating, so we'll see how that all works out.



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