The thread started getting all tangled up in the bobbin housing and I had to take it out, take the face plate off and clean it all up. No biggie as I've done this many many times before. Kinda like having to change your oil and filter on your car. It's just something that has to be done. I get it all cleaned out, blow out the bobbin housing and casing and put it all back together. Piece of cake! I should be on my way....but no. Now the stupid bobbin has NO tension in it I can't use it until I can replace the housing.
I called the repair store and of course, since I'm not the luckiest person in the world, the guy who runs it is out for a week and the gal who answers has NO idea if they part is there in stock or if it will have to be ordered. I'm not even sure from the way she sounded if she even knew what I was talking about! I'm suppose to get a call back tomorrow as to whether or not it has to be ordered or is in stock, and the cost. I'm sure it's going to set me back a pretty penny!
I could simply use my serger, but some of the seams on this need to be done on the other machine. And don't get me started on hand stitching it, forget that! I can barely draw a straight line, much less stitch one by hand!
On the up side, I did get the skirt panels cut for my new dress. This isn't a step I was going to do yesterday, but when I started beading the second half of the bodice front, I noticed a few black spots on the gold that simply would not wash out. I had to cut a new bodice half and I wasn't sure if I would have enough fabric for it, the panels and sleeves. I decided to measure and cut the panels first to be sure. If there wasn't enough for the panels and sleeves AND the other bodice half, I would have somehow managed with what I had. I had bought enough for the gown with very little to spare. Fortunately there was more than enough. That's the plus side of being short! You don't have to have lots of length!
The underskirt is laid out too and one half of the bodice is completely beaded. Bear in mind when you see the picture that it is not sewn up or pleated, just to give an idea of what it will look like when done. I kind of like it. Betty (my dress form) works great to get an idea of what it's going to look like when finished.
The colors didn't turn out very well here. It is a stripe of goldish green and midnight blue. The fabric is a wonderful silk that I purchased from our local Mill End Textiles at a steal! Now I know that stripes aren't often (if VERY rarely) used in historic gowns until the regency period, but I have found a bit of research that talks about stripes. Mostly for those who are classified as 'naughty criminals' and hey, those who know me know that kind of fits! LOL! Seriously, I was told to not be so literal with my history and to simply do the gown, so this is the start of it.
The underskirt is again silk and will be beaded with the same motif as the bodice, only on a bigger scale. I'm thinking four of them, but won't know until I get it drawn out and then the beads laid out as to what it will look like.
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