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February 8, 2010 by Tien Chiu

Got the ribbon on!

Six hours of hard work yesterday got the ribbon on, with the characters perfectly matched as they run down the front of the coat:

Handwoven double happiness ribbon on handwoven wedding dress
ribbon on coat, full view
Handwoven double happiness ribbon on handwoven wedding dress
ribbon on dress, closeup

Note the effortless way in which the characters “just happen” to match as they run down the length of the coat, and how (of course!) the ribbon is a single uniform width with the characters centered in the middle.  That took six hours to set up! with lots of pinning, re-pinning, basting, re-basting, stitching, pressing, etc.

I have not yet decided what to do about the trim.  In the photo, it’s only on one side of the ribbon, and I rather like the way it emphasizes the matched characters and looks like a single ribbon going down the front.  On the other hand, it might look odd if the coat is open.  I think I’ll try it both ways (basted in place), take a couple of photos, and see what I like best.

Meanwhile, I wanted to share the Magic of Wool: here is the ribbon before shaping, curved around the collar:

wool ribbon, ruffled, before shaping
wool ribbon, ruffled, before shaping

And here is the same piece after shaping with plenty of steam:

curved wool ribbon after shaping
curved wool ribbon after shaping

Look Ma, no ruffles!

Truly, wool is amazing stuff.  🙂 I should work with it more often!

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Comments

  1. Sandra Rude says

    February 8, 2010 at 6:21 pm

    Lookin’ good!

  2. Mary Beth says

    February 8, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Gorgeous! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous

  3. bibliotecaria says

    February 9, 2010 at 9:12 am

    The coat looks amazing! I am in awe.

  4. Sherri says

    February 10, 2010 at 6:30 am

    The coat is fabulous! You did a great job.

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