Order of Construction

TOILE

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Cut out all pattern pieces from pattern 15 mins

Cut out pattern piece (1 and 2) for front bodice 30 mins
Stitch front piece to front-side pieces 1 hour (includes bodice bust sewn alteration)
Cut out pattern pieces 3 and 3 for back pieces of bodice 15 mins
Stitching side back pieces together, to the bodice 1 hour

Boning - Tues 23rd August
6. Testing boning on scrap fabric
7. Sewing boning to toile (2 pieces) 15 mins

First test of tulle Tuesday 6th September
8. Measuring length of tulle 15 mins
9. Sewing tulle 5 mins
10. Marking underwear for tulle 5 mins
11. Sewing tulle to undies 30 mins
12. Unpicking gathering stitch 10 mins

Redo of boning Tuesday 6th September
13. Redo of boning, with casing and measurements 1.5 hours

Ruffler foot test Friday 9th September
14. Experiment with ruffler foot on green fabric 30 mins
15. Sew experiment tulle (1m strip) into ruffle 5 mins
16. Sew experimental tulle to toile underwear 5 mins

Bodice modification Friday 9th September
17. Measuring the mannequin for modification 5 mins
18. Modifying the pattern (drawing) 20 mins
19. Cutting new pattern piece - 10 mins
20. Unpicking old pieces and sewing a new piece 30 mins
21. Invisible zip application and testing 1 hour 15 mins

Tulle cutting, gathering and sewing Sunday 11th September
22. Measuring and folding tulle 1 hour
23. Cutting 2nd layer of tulle 30 mins
24. Gathering 2nd layer of tulle 30 mins
25. Cutting extra piece for 2nd layer 20 mins
26. Gathering extra 2nd layer 5 mins
Measuring and cutting layers 1 and 3 30 mins
27. Gathering layers 1 and 3 45 mins
28. Pinning tulle to test fullness 20 mins
29. Sewing 1st layer of tulle to underwear 25 mins
30. Unpicking tulle to underwear 10 mins

Toile bodice #2 modification 2nd attempt Saturday 17th September

31. YouTube video tutorials 10 mins
32. Drawing pattern piece 10 mins
33. Modifying pattern piece (drawing) 25 mins
34. Cutting out pattern 10 mins
35. Unpicking old stitches 5 mins
36. Pinning and stitching new piece (plus back piece) - 15 mins
37. Redrawing side front bust shape pattern 30 mins
38. Redrawing front panel bust shape pattern 15 mins
39. Cutting out modified patterns 10 mins
40. Sewing modified pieces together 15 mins

Final bodice #2 (toile) lining Saturday 17th September
41. Cutting pattern pieces 25 mins

Final bodice #2 (toile) lining Saturday 24th September
42. Pinning bodice front pieces 10 mins
43. Sewing bodice front pieces 30 mins
44. Sewing bodice back pieces 30 mins
45. Cut and gather 4th piece of tulle 45 mins

Final bodice #3 (toile) pattern modifications Saturday 24th September
46. Redrawing all pattern pieces 1 hour

Final bodice #3 (toile) pattern modifications Sunday 25th September
47. Redrawing all pattern pieces 1 hour
48. Cutting new modification 2 pattern pieces 25 mins
49. Sewing pattern pieces 45 mins
50. Re-draw/sew of side back piece (5cm extension) 2.5 hours

Final bodice #3 (toile) ribbon lacing Sunday 25th September
51. Sewing ribbon lacing 1.5 hours

Final tulle Monday 26th September
52. Pinning, tacking, sewing, unpicking, and sewing again 4th layer of tulle 3 hours
53. Pinning, tacking, sewing, unpicking, and sewing again 3rd layer of tulle 1 hour, 20
mins
54. Pinning, tacking and sewing 2nd layer of tulle (2 pieces) 1 hour, 35 mins
55. Pinning, tacking and sewing 1st layer of tulle -1 hour 40 mins

Experimentation Tuesday 27th September
56. Organza experiments 4 hours
57. Heat fix diamontes experiment 30 mins

Waistband (basque) toile - Thursday 29th September
58. Cut pattern pieces 20 mins
59. Sewing pieces together 45 mins

Fibre optics weaving Saturday 1st October

60. Measuring fibre optics to cut 5 mins (85cm)
61. Cutting fibre optics to size 15 mins
62. Weaving fibre optics into tulle 6 hours 15 mins

Final bodice lining Tuesday 18th October
63. Ironing material 5 mins
64. Cutting out pattern pieces 45 mins
65. Pinning pieces and sewing 2 hours, 15 mins
66. Sewing boning (one strip under bust) 1 hour, 10 mins

Final bodice lining boning Friday 21st October
67. Cutting and sewing boning 2 hours, 45 mins
68. Cutting front satin bodice pieces 2 hours, 20mins
69. Lacing (one side) 9:15- 10pm
70. Lacing (second side) 1 hour, 40 minutes

Final basque Saturday 22nd October
71. Pinning and cutting basque pieces 2 hours, 30 mins
72. Sewing basque pieces 1 hour, 25 mins
73. Sewing basque long panels (x3) together 3pm-

Electronics Sunday 23rd October and Monday 24th October
74. Soldering and heatshrink experimentation 1 hour
75. Wiring and clamping the LEDs in the circuit 4.5 hours
76. Wired the battery pack and futaba circuit connections 3 hours

Electronics sewing, organza overlay cutting and bodice lace sewing Tuesday 25th October
77. Sewing electronics to secure with teal thread 3 hours
78. Snipping bodice to fix up 30 mins
79. Inserting bra cups 35 mins
80. Measuring organza overlay (60cm) 5 mins
81. Cutting toile organza overlay 15 mins
82. Sewing and gathering toile overlay
o 0.5m = 22cm
o 1m = 44cm
o 115cm = (115./ 44) = 2.6m
o Total amount in fabric length = 2.8m.
83. Cutting final organza overlay 20 mins

Wednesday 26th October
84. Overlocking organza overlay (both sides) 2 hours, 15 mins

Final bodice lace - Friday 28th October
85. Reinforcing stitch across bust top (inside seam) 20 mins
86. Hand stitching lace to bodice 1 hour, 20 mins
87. Pinning and cutting lace with little scissors 40 mins

88. Hand stitching edge lace to bodice 2 hours, 45 mins

89. Sewing the bottom edge of the bodice to close 1 hour 15 mins
90. Closing the open seam on the side with hand stitching 30 mins
91. Pressing and hemming the organza 2 hours

Saturday 29th October
92. Painting the pointe shoes with acrylic paint 2 hours
93. Testing the drape of the organza didnt seem to work 3 hours.
94. Finishing off the hook and eye tape of the basque 1 hour, 5mins
95. Sewing the binding tape to the basque 1 hour, 15 mins
96. Hand sewing press studs around the basque waist 2 hours, 30 mins

Sunday 30th October
97. Sewing ribbons onto the pointe shoes 1 hour, 40 mins
98. Gluing the lace to the pointe shoes 30 mins
99. Hot fixing diamontes to the shoes 30 mins
100.
Hot fixing diamontes to the bodice 1 hour
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Sewing the Velcro into the basque for the batteries 30 mins
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Hand sewing 2 press studs to secure basque opening 15 mins
103.
Adjusting last electronics to ensure LEDs are operating 15 mins