Protective Shells | Production |
Steam-pressing staggered pleats
Two bracers' pieces, freshly cut
Fixed up and brought into folds
Sewn together in outer seam
Illustrating the total process on manipulating one inherently difficult seam, procured by sewing contravening velvet pleats together, followed by refining inner seam allowances through cutting overlap and allowing naps to neatly bring the whole formation into shape, producing fancily free cuspy folds.
Buying Fabric (wool) | Chronicle |
Searching the right textile for fabricating the smallest garment that has to fit the two most contradistinctive secondary outfits, to end up with a wholly new woven instead of matching the earlierly made items.
Folding, Continued | Technics |
Testing prototypes and preparing patterns for the next venture within the Rider’s Gear project: a couplet of angular underarm bracers which’s design follows the established construction process of folding from-the-centre-diverging, interfaced layers, making good use of the the remainder of my dense black velvet.
First Fitting | Production |
With the Marquis Coat assembled in baste, it was time to call in my secondary model for making primary corrections.
Perfecting the overall fit demanded some taking in on each seam around the waist as well as slightly heightening the waistline itself to better manifest the godet-drop onto the hips and backslit.
With minor redrawing of the shoulderpiece, rounding its seams to gain more natural lines, next was selecting the right pads and adjusting the otherwise immaculate sleeve‘s head accordingly.
Having the spot-on collar directly cut in coarse interfacing, a small carefully tied scarf was used to determine the placement of the gilet-closure, providing the proportions to set the garment’s length, pinning hemline in place measuring from the ground up.
Spare Ties | Finishing |
Utilizing familiar techniquesfor fabricating a set of additional bows, this time with elastic lint embedded within the ribbon portion, allowing them to be easily mounted on the lower legs to finish off a pair knee-highs, thus extending the presence and continuing the characteristics of the Green shirt onto the whole of the outfit.
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