Regency Buck 6

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Here is another version of my latest computer art

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Breeches 2

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I have cut out the pieces for my new breeches.

I started with the front panels, backing the fall front and adding the under-fall pieces.

I then sewed the front side of the pocket to form the 'Frog-mouth'.
 

Here you can see the front panels of the pockets, the under-fall and the long liner of the fall.

You will note that I have bound the long liner with bias tape. I then proceeded to zig-zag stitch all the long seams, as the breeches are unlined.

I am using a new pattern for this project  and the the instructions are not wonderfully well written. This means I have to make adaptations  as I am working. For reasons too long to explain, in our house the verb for this is ' to furkle'.

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Regency Buck 5

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Here is another version of my latest computer art picture

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Breeches 1

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I recently started learning Regency dance and have attended one Ball so far.

I had made some white breeches some years ago and had to adapt them a bit for my first ball.

They are, however, fashionably snug, so I judges it prudent to make a new pair in a larger size.

Having made a mock-up, I found I needed to adjust the front  and, with Teddy's help, adjusted the pattern.

I added a triangular piece to the front  and copied this to the mock up. 

It worked, so I hot washed and ironed my fabric and laid out my pattern pieces. You will note that I had already copied the paper pattern onto plastic, as Teddy and I have found this greatly extends the life of patterns.

I was partway through laying out, when I realised I had to create another pattern piece, as extending the front seam meant making a new fall liner pattern piece.. This is why the front panel in not in the shot above that Teddy took.

Above is the final lay out. I managed to get everything except one pocket in. Luckily, I had some more smaller pieced of this fabric that I can use for this and any other edge bindings that might be necessary.

Finally, here is aclose up showing the altered front panel and the new falls liner.

I have cut out all the pieces ( except the last pocket- still waiting for that cloth to dry!) and will post more when I have started to make it up.

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Regency Buck 4

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Here is the next version of my new computer art

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Regency Buck 3

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Here is the next version of m y new computer art.

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Regency Buck 2

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Here is the first variant of my new computer art..

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Regency Buck 1

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Here is a new piece of computer art.

I have several versions of this one...

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Shipwrecked 1

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Here is a new painting that I have just completed.

This was based on a coloured pencil picture from my sketchbook (which I blogged about previously)

I think the painting came out a bit better than the drawing. His britches look wetter, I was able to get a bit of 'wet shirt clinging to flesh' effect and the face has more intensity.

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