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The Luna Moth takes flight!

Finally, after all these years, the Luna Moth frock is done! So what still needed to be done on it?  Well, when I posted it mostly done the skirt was only basted on the the bodice, and the skirt components were just pinned together.  Over the last two weeks I re-did the bodice since the green drape on it wasn’t working, sewed the skirt on properly, sewed the layers of skirt together, sewed on the purple velvet skirt drape and the sash, finished the back fastening, and did more beading. So is it done?  Yes and no.  It was ‘done’ for the photoshoot, but I almost always find with the first wearing of a garment that there are lots of little bits that need tweaking to make them work perfectly. With this dress I need to re-do the bottom-most layer of the skirt as when you pick up the train or when the wind blows it open the white support fabric shows, and that’s just not OK. I also want to sew purple velvet rosette …