I’m at a mental standstill. I have this great Vogue pattern for a swing dress but I can’t decide whether to make the dress or the crinoline first. I have the supplies for both sitting out staring at me. I’ll think I have decided to do one and change my mind at the last minute. Someone please help me decide!
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how about making both at the same time, parallel?
I made a crinoline months ago….and still the dress isn’t made.
I go for the dress.
Elaina
I would make the dress first. Sometimes I sew like a whirlwind and then others (especially this time of year) I get distracted with gardening and other stuff. I you make the dress, you might like it well enough to it without the crinoline, until you get that sewn!
I say make the dress first–that way you know for sure how long to make the crinoline.
Make the dress first. That way if you change the hem length, you’ll know how long to make the crinoline.
Make the dress first. The crinoline is generic and may be purchased in a pinch.
This would be a no-brainer for me. Make the dress. Two reasons already called out above are
1. When I’m making something, I put the most effort in at the beginning. You want the most effort to show in the piece that will be most visible. I know I should have the patience to keep the effort through to the last stitch, but I don’t. Know thyself.
2. You might find it doesn’t need a crinoline (or a fancy home made one) when you’re done with it. I find them really scratchy, uncomfortable, and unflattering on my short little body. However, if you tend to wear them a lot, I would make one that went with several dresses, not just with one dress. It’s basically a slip and it needs to be multi-purpose.
Have fun! Can’t wait to see the outcome.
You might not like the dress without the crinoline, – so then you will have to make it before you can wear the dress!
I have been convinced to make the dress first. I have had the pattern and the fabric for a few weeks now just staring at it and kept hitting this stand still. So now I have a starting point……thanks guys