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

[goth-twiglet.livejournal.com]

Holy Cow! that's pink! But very, very cool. It's Barbie's Venetian ;-) (What are you making Ken?)

[love3angle.livejournal.com]

LOL! I thought of Barbie as well especially looking at the pictures. The pink is a bit more vivid in the pix than in life and the gold is more metallic in life than in the pix. Still, I'll look like I'm about to burst into flames in the sunlight, I'm sure...

I have afeeling this will wait in my closet until my daughter can wear it...