Hmmm... maybe the reason I never found a published version of this sprang-and-woven dress after that
1979 Weaver's Journal article is that someone did try it and decided it didn't work so well. I didn't exactly "fish what I wished" this time. It's not as I had envisioned it. The sprang part did not collapse as much as I'd hoped. So I have more of a bloused effect at the waist instead of fitted. Still, I think it's not unattractive and I'm pleased to have a new dress.
The colors in the warp, alternating between light and dark values, give the woven part of the fabric an almost iridescent character.
Here's a detail of the sprang part at the waist. I made a drawstring cord and put that through the last interlinked row of the sprang.
What do you think? Have you had a project not turn out the way it looked in your head?
Here's a detail of the sprang part at the waist. I made a drawstring cord and put that through the last interlinked row of the sprang.
Wow, that's a very nice dress Jill! Even though it's from a 1979 pattern, it still looks very modern. I can imagine seeing it on a very fashionable, well dressed, and trendy young lady in Boston. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhy, thank you, Terri! Hope it's also appropriate for a not-so-young-any-more woman in California. :) I'fe tried it on but will have to wait until the weather cools to actually wear it. Silk is quite warm!
DeleteLol, it's a very classy dress, so it will look good on anyone! :-) The color and texture will look perfect in the Fall, when it cools down a little. What is that style of sleeve called?
ReplyDeleteLol, it's called no-sleeve-at-all. :)
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