September 7th - today I am moving to lining and beading the dress but before I share that portion I have more photos of all the patching. I had thought I had caught every hole and tear I was going to patch but then when I set the lining I saw more...ugh. The big project change change was that I decided to pull off the grosgrain ribbon at the shoulders on both the front and back. I'm still not sure how I will make the top look nice but I'll figure it out as I go. Here are more pics:
(Above) I did the burn test on the grosgrain and it appears to be silk ribbon. I decided to remove it on all four shoulder points to reduce the bulk when I possibly covered the shoulders to hide the ugly bits. That meant that on all four shoulder points I had to remove and stabilize with the new black silk.
(Above) There were lots of good beads to scavenge and I made sure to get every little seed bead.
(Above) Apparently at one time the dress had a side shoulder opening as well as the side bodice opening. The front had torn away and had at some point become stitched into the back of the dress (below). I saved the vintage snaps, they are kind of cool.
(Above) I had removed some of the beading to be able to get a good repair in. I will re-bead the area.
Oh, and although not 1920's I wanted to share another wonderful pair of shoes from American Duchess -- I'm a bit of a fan! Check out her new "Claremont" Oxfords....oooooh....I know I want a pair:
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