1:1בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

1:2וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃ 
1:3וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר׃ 
1:4וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ 1:5וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃ פ 
1:6וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַמָּ֑יִם וִיהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָמָֽיִם׃ 1:7וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֮ אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ֒ וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל בֵּ֤ין הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לָרָקִ֔יעַ וּבֵ֣ין הַמַּ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעַ֣ל לָרָקִ֑יעַ וֽ͏ַיְהִי־כֵֽן׃ 
1:8וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ שָׁמָ֑יִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם שֵׁנִֽי׃ פ 
1:9וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִקָּו֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם מִתַּ֤חַת הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ אֶל־מָק֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃ 
1:10וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה הַמַּ֖יִם קָרָ֣א יַמִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃ 
1:11וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ דֶּ֗שֶׁא עֵ֚שֶׂב מַזְרִ֣יעַ זֶ֔רַע עֵ֣ץ פְּרִ֞י עֹ֤שֶׂה פְּרִי֙ לְמִינ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעוֹ־ב֖וֹ עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃ 
1:12וַתּוֹצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ דֶּ֠שֶׁא עֵ֣שֶׂב מַזְרִ֤יעַ זֶ֙רַע֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וְעֵ֧ץ עֹֽשֶׂה־פְּרִ֛י אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעוֹ־ב֖וֹ לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃

 

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In which I order some Ribbon

Ah, dear reader, I found a wonderful site!  Renaissance Ribbons has a gorgeous collection of woven patterns, which is what I was looking for.

Miss Terwillegar has chosen this one:

which I think is very pretty and will pick up the colour of the underslip.  I have ordered 3 yards to trim the waist and the cuffs.  I hope it doesn't take too long to come.  

In which we have another fitting

This dress is starting to look really good.  I'm not sure about the ribbon choice on the sleeve - it's really too narrow, but I couldn't find an appropriate one in the correct width.  I will go and look again today.

The drawstring at the neck will be white, of course - just ran out.  And I have to decide whether to put a drawstring at the waist as well, or allow the loose back which I believe is more historically accurate (but not 100% sure of that).

I like the fit.  And I love the colour, although I share Miss Terwillegar's dismay that the beautiful jewel tone of the underdress is not visible.  Oh those Regency gals!!!  Perhaps we will add a bright sash or a ribbon at the high waist.

Until next time, think about the hems - should one of them be piped?  Do we want body or draping? Should there be enough difference between the two that is it noticeable?

Fittings and Buttonholes

I have been idle, Dear Reader, spending many hours resting a shoulder/neck injury.  But I am back at the grindstone and what a pleasant grindstone it is proving to be.

Miss Terwillegar has a fetching new coiffure and here models the bodice as we fine-tune the fit.

It is worth spending time on this phase.  If the slip fits perfectly, I can use it as a pattern for the gown itself.  The pleats on the skirt have been completed, so I pin it to the bodice.

Then this morning I decided to face up to the dreaded hand-bound buttonholes.  I'm not sure why I dread these, exactly.  I love making them, and I like the way they look, even when they are kind of quirky.  They make me think how women of the Regency period actually had to work on their clothing.  I guess it's the thought of screwing them up that intimidates, but even when they are not perfect (which they never are), they always look era-appropriate.

The buttons are mother of pearl, and the thread is real buttonhole twist!  I have it (and a few other gems) from my grandmother's sewing basket.  It is something called "artsyl" which I would guess is a fake silk of some kind - rayon? dacron?  probably dating from the 1950s.  Lovely old 1/2 size wooden spool.  

In which I Slip-stitch a whole lotta Bias Tape

The past month has been full of death and life and archery and I have had neither the time nor the inclination to sew.  I got back at it this week, though, and behold, the bodice (after 3 pattern adjustments!) is looking pretty good.

Bias tape is used to face the neck edge (and make the casing for the neck draw-string) and the the arm openings.  That's a LOT of slip stitch, and of course it does show a bit on satin.  I think since the piece is an undergarment that a) it won't matter and b) perhaps this is period - who's to say regency sempstresses were any better at this than I am?

I ought to do the back buttonholes at this point, but I am holding off.  I had to lengthen the front bodice to accommodate Miss Terwillegar's figure but I still want the back waist to be higher than the front.  So I will put the skirt together next and get the pleating done and then pin it to the bodice on Miss T herself to make sure that the garment has the historical high-back look to it.  At that point I will be able to distribute 3 nice little mother-of-pearl buttons up the back and bind the buttonholes.