We did a 10 minute fitting on Friday. It fits perfectly. WOO HOO I have three things planned for this upcoming week.
The first one is making buttons. Since I was not able to find silk covered buttons, I decided to cover a few with the silk the dress is made from. I found that the more I practiced the easier it got. The directions are awful so I worked out my own method...cutting a square of fabric rather than a circle and ending the process with a whack of my hammer. I photographed the steps and you can just flip through them kind of quickly to see the steps.
First I cut out a square of silk and center it on the button thingie. |
Then I take the little metal cap and push it button side down. |
It comes out looking like this. |
Then I cut some of the excess fabric off |
Push it into the back side of the button. |
Then I put the metal button backing on top of a scrunched up fabric |
Put the little blue pusher thingie on top of the buttom and "push firmly" I give it a nice hit with a hammer even though it doesn't call for it |
Pop the button out and there you have it! |
wonder how Granny did it? They're beautiful!
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