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You know what I hate? Zippers. :p They are evil. I was trying to avoid having to use a zipper in this costume, but I didn't have enough slack in the back to do velcro. I was going to do lace up, but when I tested grommets on a piece of scrap fabric, it was NOT HAPPENING. The awl doesn't like this fabric. :p So zipper it was.
Though at least I had the brains to hand baste the zipper in first, so it was easy to pick back out when I, shock, screwed it up. :p
And then when I was sewing it in, I got a little close to the teeth so it snagged when I was trying the costume on. What a sight that was. I was, uh, sitting in the living room in my underwear, battling a zipper with a stitch ripper. I'm told this doesn't happen in normal households. :p
But! The zipper is attached! And the overskirt is made and sewn on. Though I still have the NEVER ENDING HEM to do. And I need to alter the bodice a bit because it's sagging in the chest. Still, making progress!
Though at least I had the brains to hand baste the zipper in first, so it was easy to pick back out when I, shock, screwed it up. :p
And then when I was sewing it in, I got a little close to the teeth so it snagged when I was trying the costume on. What a sight that was. I was, uh, sitting in the living room in my underwear, battling a zipper with a stitch ripper. I'm told this doesn't happen in normal households. :p
But! The zipper is attached! And the overskirt is made and sewn on. Though I still have the NEVER ENDING HEM to do. And I need to alter the bodice a bit because it's sagging in the chest. Still, making progress!