two tabs of the stays have been half bound (i.e. I've sewn the tape from the front, not yet from the back).

tooManyToCount remaining

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I haven't finished my Augusta stays yet.

The Cassandra Stays pattern has been released.

https://thedreamstress.com/2024/02/meet-the-cassandra-stays/

what is going to happen?

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Meet the Cassandra Stays! - The Dreamstress

You asked for it, here it is! The Cassandra Stays: a 1760s-70s appropriate stays pattern with a front-lacing option!

^{The Dreamstress}

And with the jeans almost¹ done, I've cut a vest out of the leftovers, using a block² from a victorian manual (that I want to check for fit), but to be made with no regard for historical accuracy.

I've also cut three (3) small pockets, to test their positions and size, but I'm not going to do welt pockets on jeans, I'm also going for a simpler method for those.

¹ one pair fully done and worn yesterday for the whole day with success, the other pair is still missing some handsewing and the belt loops
² https://sewing-patterns.trueelena.org/historical_womenswear/drafting_methods/cutters/index.html#vest

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all panels have been joined together!

hopefully this afternoon I'll attach the shoulder straps

and then I have to decide whether I want to add seam tapes or not.

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I started the new pair 5 days ago, so now they are finished, right?

of course not. they are finished enough that I'm going to wear them today, but they are still missing the belt loops (that I forgot to cut, uooops).

Now I plan to wear these to check that I'm completely happy with the fit, and next week cut the other denim for another pair; when I'll do that I'll also think about these belt loops. I hope.

I am starting to be tired of working on jeans and want to do other things, but I think I can keep at it for another short while.

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Screw no pockets - the V&A has a pattern for "tie on pockets" that is super charming:
https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/make-your-own-pockets

Also if you haven't seen their "make and do" section, it's utterly adorable: https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/make-and-do

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Make your own tie-on pockets · V&A

No pockets in your favourite outfit? Make your own!

^{Victoria and Albert Museum}

all panels boned, first fitting done, and now I'm turning the sewing allowances and I've started to attach two of the pieces.

The instructions still have *a lot* of pages.

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all eyelets have been done

the small panels have also been boned, I still have to do the big front ones (and I've used about half of the boning called for by the pattern).

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it was dry! just dry enough that it could be ironed with not too much effort!

and now I have two nicely folded cuts of denim, ready to be used, and I've also already cut a full set of pieces for a pair of jeans.

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