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.
