quickie update

The eyelets are completely done. Here's how they look. SO much better. I'm happy.


 

Here is the back view. The partlet seems to be crooked. I'll have to fix that.


 

And of course, here's the front. I think it looks kinda dumpy, but the overdress will help with that "I'm a shiny brown sausage look."


 

In other news, our grey and burgundy very tall socks came in, so we'll be all sorts of stylish. Conveniently, the grey are in a man's foot size and the burgundy in a woman's. I couldn't tell you why this is, since they're both supposed to be the same product. I thought they were going to be more of the one-size-fits-whoever tube sock style, I'd be mighty irked if they had been reversed. Happily, though, it worked out.

The overdress bodice is together, although I'm having reservations. The fabric is much stretchier than I would have imagined possible, so I'm concerned that the weight of the skirt will drag it down. I will pin the skirt on and check that out before stitching into place. The two layers of the skirt are together, and the pleats are hand-stitched together. I just have to tack it onto the bodice, but I might have to pull the bodice apart first and add a layer of interlining. I'd hate to do that though. This outfit already will have 7 layers of linen between me and the air, not counting the partlet.