Gold Couching

[sister_raphael]

I'm determined to finish the gold couching today and Ive brought it to work for my lunch time project. 

I needed extra for the lining but when it arrived it was the wrong colour and they don't have it anymore, so I've ordered more for a whole new lining, but now it's a race against time for it to arrive before needed. The surcote is washed for for an event in early April,  when I originally thought the timeline was end of June, but I also have 4 weeks to complete 2 kirtles- one for niece, and one for person who I'm kind of not able to do a fitting for at the moment.

My plan there is to cut bigger and machine sew, do fitting, then take in and hem. I should be able to do the time consuming details like buttonholes on sleeves and eyelets for lacing down the front anyway and just do any taking in at the sides and back.

Anyway, the timeline moved, so a bit stressed.