PROOF!

[lovetriangle]

I have actually been sewing on Pinkie so here I offer proof...

The bodice, so far... which just needs a little finishing to the binding...

And everything flopped on the floor...

... to give you kind of an idea of where it's going...

And lastly, a close-up of the fabric...

... with the trim and possible fabric for the underskirt...
It's similar to the pink shot taffeta that jubilima posted for her (possible) pink Venetian, and I'd really prefer a green silk to bring out the green in the trim, but it'll do if I can't find what I want in green. 

Let me just state for the record that the online pix looked much more salmon pink than fuchsia. I never would have bought fuchsia and it was darn-near impossible to find any fabric of the same pink to match it. I needed it for binding and hemming and sleeve lining, etc. but this one was too purple, and that one was too dark, and those were too whatever! Very frustrating. I finally ended up paying $20 for one yard of this china silk *cough* which is almost as much as I paid for the whole 4 yards of the gold/pink sari! Sheesh. But it does match perfectly. :-)

Comments

[love3angle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have to admit I had to talk myself into this one. When I regained my sight after opening the package I still liked the fabric a lot, even if it is rather painful, that I got to the "f*ck it" point and decided to do it anyway. Tee Hee!

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Well, I've got a scary brown sari myself which I don't know how to use. The silk in that one is so sheer, I'm not sure how to treat it, in addition to the colour being, well, brown. Maybe I need to pull it out and ask it what it wants to be, if anything.

Yours is eminently suited for a Venetian, at least there is that :)