This week was devoted to making kimono belt and finishing Victorian bodice.
Before making the belt, I learned a lot of kimono belt tying methods. I chose a style that I like but the tying method is not too complicated. I had expected the belt to be made quickly, but I was completely surprised. In order to make the final folded pattern look more three-dimensional，I press the fabric with fusible interlining, but the household iron temperature is not hot enough to make interlining and cloth adhesive very strong, so I need to stay in the same place for 10 seconds, just a simple step it took me several hours, feel a little waste of life… When I finished making the belt, I left one end unsewn, just in case it wasn’t long enough. Later, when I was halfway tied, I found that the length of 3 meters was really not enough, so I added another 1.5 meters, but it turned out to be too long, so I added the extra part into the bow, so the final bow was more beautiful than the one in the video teaching, and I was very pleased with it.
I accidentally cut off the sharp corners at the bottom, which made it more difficult for later production. What impressed me most about this dress was the pain in my hands! Coutil is too hard.