My Regency dress project is completely dependent on having stays that fit properly. The ones I ordered seemed a bit small. I notified the vendor but held off on answering her questions or returning the stays until I had my chemise roughed in and could try the stays on over the garment that would be going underneath. I got to that point on Monday and finally tried the stays on over the (still-unfinished) chemise. No good. I took several pictures, emailed them to the vendor, and took the stays to the post office.
I had hoped to wear the dress to Saturday's wedding; obviously that didn't happen. Ah well; I now have lots and lots of time to figure out how I'm going to redo the neckline casing, which is too narrow to thread anything through it. I've already trimmed the seam allowance, so I can't just pick out the stitching and reattach. I may have to cut out a new one and replace the first one. :(
I also need to come up with some petticoat fabric. I wanted white microfiber but an hour spent searching on line turned up nothing suitable. I ordered some "china silk" but, as I expected, it isn't what I had in mind at all. It turned out to be that shiny, rather stiff lining fabric. Now to send out an SOS to several costumers of my acquaintance and to the owner of Sense & Sensibility Patterns and see what they recommend.
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