{"id":13229,"date":"2011-05-12T23:57:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T03:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=13229"},"modified":"2015-01-21T22:00:23","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T03:00:23","slug":"bishop-neckline-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/12\/bishop-neckline-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Neckline Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Often when\u00c2\u00a0talking with students,\u00c2\u00a0I find the discussion turns to frustration with\u00c2\u00a0applying bias binding to a bishop neckline.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00c2\u00a0think the secret to success is practice, but I have experimented with an alternate finish that might be helpful to some.<\/p>\n

I’ve always been partial to nightgowns for girls’ sleepwear and\u00c2\u00a0the bishop is my personal style of choice.\u00c2\u00a0Rebecca wore smocked bishop nighties until she went to college, so I had already come up with some time saving techniques.\u00c2\u00a0 By employing\u00c2\u00a0 them occasionally, I was able to keep Rebecca’s nightgown drawer well stocked. \u00c2\u00a0 Of course, some of the classic styling is lost, but still,\u00c2\u00a0a smocked nightgown is a smocked nightgown.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

I have to be upfront about this garment–it is easy care, from the fabric to the not too horrible synthetic trims.<\/p>\n

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One time saver is to leave the sleeves unsmocked.\u00c2\u00a0Loose and wide, they are comfortable and fit longer than a traditionally smocked sleeve.\u00c2\u00a0 The bottom edge is trimmed with beading and 1\/8″ satin ribbon. This finish is carried to the hemline, which features the same beading without ribbon.\u00c2\u00a0 I can apply a lace edging much more quickly than\u00c2\u00a0I can hem by hand or machine.\u00c2\u00a0 I left\u00c2\u00a0out the ribbon because it is too easy\u00c2\u00a0to catch a toe on loose\u00c2\u00a0loop and cause a fall.<\/p>\n

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The smocking design is simple, open, and stitched in a single color.<\/p>\n

The neckline finish is the real time saver.\u00c2\u00a0 I simply drew the neckline up to the desired measurement and straight stitched within the seam allowance.\u00c2\u00a0 Then a tight zig zagged was worked over the raw edge.\u00c2\u00a0 Finally, a sturdy synthetic beaded edging was\u00c2\u00a0zig zagged in place over the neck edge.\u00c2\u00a0 It would have been nice to use this same trim on the sleeves and hemline, but\u00c2\u00a0I had only a short length.\u00c2\u00a0 This is, after all, a utility\u00c2\u00a0nightie, not an heirloom.<\/p>\n

The last time saver is the use of ribbon ties at the back, rather than buttons and button holes.<\/p>\n

In designing this gown, my objective was to make it quick and easy.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0When it was finished, I could say “mission accomplished.<\/p>\n

Post Script:\u00c2\u00a0 Robert and Laurel are here for their regularly scheduled two days of homeschool.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Their history lesson dealt with\u00c2\u00a0early civilizations between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and how those rivers drain into the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n

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Later, Laurel finally finished tying her quilt—hurrah!!!!<\/p>\n

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Then just before bedtime stories,\u00c2\u00a0I got a picture of her with her new Kit doll in their matching (sorta) pajamas.\u00c2\u00a0 How did I forget to add beading and lime green ribbon on either side of Kit’s Tinkerbell embroidery?\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe later….<\/p>\n

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