Outfit #1 nearly finished

 

Carrying on from the first 'nearly finished' post;

After I pinned it to the bodice I made sure that the front of the overskirt both began under the darts on either side of the bodice to make sure they were even.

 

I then only sewed to the back; this meant that the backs of the skirts were still open. I then inserted my invisible zip, although Figen said I have inserted it really well I should have tried to use a dark green zip, instead of the cream one that I did use. I did try to buy a dark zip but there weren't any in any of the shops I looked in. Before inserting the zip I also shortened it and covered the end to reinforce the new end I made.

 

Next I had to sew the overskirt and underskirt separately, this was really difficult as I had to make sure that I didn't catch any of the other material when sewing. I also had to make sure that there wasn't a bulk where the end of the zip was.

 

Finally I still need to hem the underskirt, unpick and re-hem the overskirt and I need to find a way of attaching the rest of the lining to create a neat finishing on the inside of the dress.