Chemise and something new

Yesterday was a great day! I manage to do lots of different things but the day was still very relaxing. My chemise is better now. I sewed the neckline again and it looks better and I am happy because I can start doing other things now. I am planning to start making a partlet today or perhaps tomorrow. I don’t know yet.

But anyway, I have tried to learn how to do naalbinding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naalbinding) for about five years now (I am not joking) and I haven’t understand it. I have started on doing it several times but I have had troubles on seeing the loops I guess. So yesterday I finally understood something about it :D and I am seeing the loops now! I am still not sure that my technique is completely right. I still don’t know how to use my thumb. So I don’t use it at all. I have to practise naalbinding a lot now because I am afraid I forget it if I don’t (it feels good to have a new skill to practise).

It is finished but…

During my Easter holiday I finally finished my hand sewed Italian chemise. So it is finished but I am not happy about it. I like the fullness of the chemise and I think the sleeves and the length of the chemise is pretty ok. But the neckline… Ok I admit that I didn’t put too much time and effort on sewing the neckband to the chemise (because I knew that I am not going to like the neckline when it is finished). But still it is very frustrating to know that I need to take the neckband away and sew it back again. I know that it is common that when you sew you might have to undo it and do it again. Sometimes you have to do it more than once. I just hate it! I want everything to be perfect at the first time so I can start to do something else. The neckband is not cut on the bias because I wanted to make some blackwork in it. Usually when cutting the neckband to the square neck hole you should cut it on the bias http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias_(textile). So I really don’t know if I am ever going to be happy with my chemises neckline. We shall see. I will try to find mental strength to start it over again today.