I returned to work on my blouse this morning with much fear and dread of tackling the next component to attach; The collar. I'd never really had much luck with attaching collars in the past, especially the first time around. The collar for the blouse was a double layer of organza so mistakes weren't an option really.. To begin I machine sewed the two pieces together, bagged it out and then top stitch. It wasn't too bad so I left it instead of running the risk of damaging the organza. The next tricky task was to actually attach the collar to the neck of the garment. Because of its moveability, and bad past experiences with collar attachments, I tightly tacked it in place. I was very pleased with the result...
The next bit was fairly simple (folding the inside seam under, pressing and top stitching) and the only things left to do were the buttons and button holes.
After a very stressful and fast paced week I managed to get the blouse finished on time for hand-in. I knew the blouse was quite large but was a little bit shocked by just how large the end result turned out to be.
I'm not as happy with it as I'd liked to have been, after a few incidents, but for my first attempt at a period blouse I don't think it turned out too bad...
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