Lace Dress - Part 2

12:25 PM

Progress Report

The Bodice
So far, so good. Some of the instructions kind of made me scratch my head, but after putting the project down for a while and coming back to it and reading them over again, it made sense to me. Once I added the sleeves I've become totally obsessed with trying on every few rows. A couple of things I noticed about the fit: Lily obviously designed this with the shorter woman in mind. I'm 5'10", so I'm making a few alterations to accomadate me and my longer appendages. I'm use to this kind of "height discrimination"... my alterations lady and I have been friends for many, many years! I've just gotten to the point that I wear a lot of jeans now that I can find them in the extra-long lengths - 34" inseam (Thank God for the Gap!), because this sistah has to wear her stilettos!
So, here are the alterations I decided to make on the bodice:
1. The more I looked at the neckline, I decided that I would leave off that yoke part. Once the stitches started to form, the shells made a very lovely scalloped neckline and I think I'm going to go with it. If I change my mind, I can always go back and re-attach the yarn and start back.
2. When I tried it on again, I noticed that my boobs are a lot larger than the model's in the picture. I added 2 rows of dc to the bottom of the bodice. I tried it back on and made a comparison to another empire waisted dress that I own and it hit just where I wanted it to.

Here are the detailed shots of what I've done so far:

Close up of neckline:

Close up of sleeve detail:

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4 comments

  1. Anonymous5:06 PM

    Wow, it's looking fabulous so far! Great job :)

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  2. Being that I'm 5'11" I totally feel your pain! Looks fab so far. :)

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  3. Anonymous12:44 AM

    Hey there,

    Good job, I 'm glad you left off the rest of the neckline, it looks much prettier. Sometimes, I think designers use all the yarn they are given, hence unecessary extensions; but, they don't have to.

    As far as the height, Lilly's nicknamed "the Diminutive Diva." SHE'S only about 5'2". Whenever you see something she designs–buy extra yarn to lengthen it.

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  4. Girl, it looks great! I really like the changes you made to the neckline--much better. Nice work!

    Thanks for your comment over at my page... it's good to know we're not alone!

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