This little guy keeps me company as I work
My beautiful workspace in the dining room
Outside of the stays
Inside of the stays
Close up: I decided to tack down the seams, because if I just leave them as is, when I line the stays, I feel as though they will bunch up. Plus I think it looks better :)
Industrial cables ties for boning. They're cheap and washing machine friendly!!!
Preview of binding and trim. Each seam will be overlaid with this lovely chocolate ribbon. The stays will be bound in brown bias tape.
Lining
So I do think that my fabric change was a good idea. These stays will breathe better, and I think that in the end, it is a much nicer fabric than the forest "brocade." I still have to bone a few more channels (I ran out of cable ties), sew the lining to the stays, clip the tabs, make the eyelets, add the trim and bind the edges. So there is still a LOT left for me to do. I have a lot of hand sewing ahead of me. Hooray! I haven't posted pictures of the chemise in order to save space, but I will next time. Until then, I suppose!!!