Recently, I’ve been working on a gala dress, made out of some red glittery stuff. Since this thing will have a built in boning layer, it also has some curves. I’d been attempting to press out the curved seams on a flat ironing board. Not particularly smart, I know. Then I remembered the Pressinatrix and her suggestion to always use a ham. Of to the googles I went and found a free pattern made by Victory Patterns posted on the website of Tilly and the buttons (here).
So I quickly grabbed some leftovers from my paper bag shorts and got to work. I followed all the instructions for sewing and added a loop. The loop inspiration I got from another post, but I’m not sure which one anymore. Very useful to have a loop. Once the body was sewn, I filled it with fabric scraps that were in my ‘to be chucked’ bag. I even managed not to salvage anything that I’d already decided needed to go. Very proud of me. The ham proved very useful for pressing the bust curves of the dress. It’s now hanging on a part of my ironing board, so hopefully it’ll see some good use in the future!
