{"id":12364,"date":"2011-04-17T01:48:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T05:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=12364"},"modified":"2015-01-22T00:13:24","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T05:13:24","slug":"saved-by-the-slip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/17\/saved-by-the-slip\/","title":{"rendered":"Saved by the slip!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thank goodness for this slip.\u00c2\u00a0 It was\u00c2\u00a0designed for modesty and decency, which is what these undergarments are supposed to provide.\u00c2\u00a0 But it has been pressed into service as the\u00c2\u00a0remedy for Laurel’s too short Easter dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When sewing for a child, accurate and\u00c2\u00a0up-to-date measurements are as important as your sewing machine.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0I know that.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Then how does it happen that I see this child, on the average, twice a week and never manage to find a few moments to measure her?<\/p>\n

How\u00c2\u00a0does it happen that once again I put this task on her\u00c2\u00a0mother, who doesn’t sew and uses a yard stick for such important calculations as center back length?<\/p>\n

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Easter ’10. Note slip ruffle extending below the dress skirt. Saved by the slip version #1.<\/p><\/div>\n

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When my patient and cooperative daughter-in-law answered the call to determine the finished dress length, I was doubtful of\u00c2\u00a0 the measurement.\u00c2\u00a0 So I added another 1 1\/2″ to the length.\u00c2\u00a0 But still, the dress is too short.Just like last year, this Easter dress is saved by the slip.\u00c2\u00a0 It has been lengthened\u00c2\u00a0by the addition of\u00c2\u00a0three\u00c2\u00a0rows of lace insertion.\u00c2\u00a0 I pondered for some time about whether the lace should be applied flat or with a gathered flounce effect.\u00c2\u00a0 Which would look better I\u00c2\u00a0 peeking out from under the dress?\u00c2\u00a0 I went with the flounce.<\/p>\n

The slip is cut to the same length as the skirt but instead of a single row of\u00c2\u00a0 lace edging, it is extended with three rows of 7\/8″ insertion.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course, some of the width is eaten up with the zig zag joining, but it did extend the length 2 1\/2″, enough to give a\u00c2\u00a0 tea length to this Tea Dress.<\/p>\n

While I find the slip less appealing with the addition of the flounce rather than a single row of flat lace edging, the effect at the hemline is very nice.<\/p>\n

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TECHNIQUE<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Because I so dislike the task of distributing gathers,\u00c2\u00a0I used a stretch technique that I first used on the sleeves of Rebecca’s Bow Dress, a pattern I did for Martha Pullen about a hundred years ago.\u00c2\u00a0 After joining entredeux to the bottom of the skirt, the first row of lace was butted to it and zig zagged in place.<\/p>\n

But instead of a smooth, even, head to header\u00c2\u00a0presentation, I put pressure on the entredeux with my left index finger, holding it back from an even feed.\u00c2\u00a0 This forces the feed dogs to advance\u00c2\u00a0the lace under the presser foot faster than the entredeux.<\/p>\n

The result is much like gathering but there is no bulk in the zig zag.\u00c2\u00a0 Each subsequent row of lace was added in this same manner, with the already attached piece being held back while the new insertion is allowed to flow easily under the presser foot.<\/p>\n

I can’t stop myself sharing two important things I learned on this project.<\/p>\n

1.\u00c2\u00a0 This pattern is ill suited for polycottons.\u00c2\u00a0 Joining the gathered Imperial broadcloth to the entredeux below\u00c2\u00a0 the shaped bodice was not only challenging, it was only successful to a utilitarian degree.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course, the Imperial batiste would have worked better but I doubt the reduction in fabric weight would have made enough difference to matter. It fought me every step of the way.\u00c2\u00a0 The 100% cotton Swiss batiste was much more cooperative.<\/p>\n

2.\u00c2\u00a0 Measure the child yourself or ask\u00c2\u00a0someone with experience to do it for you.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead of measuring my 6 year old granddaughter, I was giddy in NanaLand, enjoying all those fun grandmother activities with her—sewing, reading, gardening, cooking, etc.\u00c2\u00a0The annoyance I feel and the time I have spent trying to\u00c2\u00a0transform her minidress into a “tea dress” is well deserved.<\/p>\n

Now, on to the grandsons’ outfits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Thank goodness for this slip.\u00c2\u00a0 It was\u00c2\u00a0designed for modesty and decency, which is what these undergarments are supposed to provide.\u00c2\u00a0 But it has been pressed into service as the\u00c2\u00a0remedy for Laurel’s too short Easter dress. When sewing for … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,28,43,18,38],"tags":[899,900],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12364"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12364"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33517,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12364\/revisions\/33517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}