This photo does not come close to capturing how beautiful this brocade silk is.
The green jacquard is going to become a fancy dress vest. The cream paisley is going to become a set of stays.
And the tan habotai is for linings.
I'm so excited and also nervous.
Pieces are cut. Now to decide if I want to chance winging a welt pocket...
I *do* desperately want a welt pocket in the vest. It's just if I'm gonna fuck it all up if I do.
*flails*
Gonna cut the pieces out for it, and the interfacing. Then have a cuppa to fortify myself.
I do want welt pockets...
But I am feeling lazy. I think that's what is going on here. I've had a lot of pain all week and it's sucking all my energy.
It's one of those cases where I'm going to regret it if I don't. This vest deserves all the Extra
After all that, working with this fabric to sew the princess seams together has convinced me that it's just too delicate a silk to bear the weight of a welt pocket and a pocketwatch.
Still gonna be gorgeous tho.
OKAY BUT WHAT IF... just decorative? For the ✨ vibes ✨
Part of me feels like the front of the vest will look incomplete without the detail that a welt pocket or two will bring.
I think the fact that I still really want to do it means I should do it.
Okay I've had a cuppa and a thinky think. Gonna finish the vest and then if I think it needs a lil something something I'm going to add a faux pocket flap. Given it won't be a functional pocket anyways, no harm done.
Thank you for coming along on this journey lolol
@infryq No lining for this vest. Just generous facings.
The pocket WILL go right on a princess seam so I'm wondering if tacking it to the seam might help?
@elfkin Not sure if that would ruin the fancy look I'm going for.
I might just sew on other buttons and not actually do the button holes. Just for the event. We'll see.
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