I have a few projects I want to change the serger thread to make, but I don't actually want to deal with changing the serger thread yet, so I went with another project that could get away with white overlocking.
This is another fake McCall's 8197 via fake Burda 6401. This time I tried making it without sleeves, because there just wasn't enough fabric (picked up from the craft thrift store last year--I've used quite a few of those fabrics by now) to eke out even some short sleeves. Which is fine! I wanted to try making a sleeveless version of this at some point anyway.
I prefer all-in-one facings to finish sleeveless bodices; this bodice is so short that I went ahead and did a full lining. My general refusal to do hand stitching means I sewed all shoulder seams, sewed the necklines together, then sewed each of the armscyes together with a burrito method.
Then, of course, I edge stitched everything.
This is an odd fabric--it's somewhat spongy, and my first impression was a linen rayon blend, but it came out of the dryer relatively unwrinkled, so it may be a highly twisted cotton. And we can't ignore those stripes made up of a single strand of metallized plastic "yarn" each (Mylar and Lurex are trademarked names and I have no idea if it's either or neither of those. It's plastic strips with a thin layer of metal stuck to it.)
That sponginess means it did take the blind hem stitch well.
Using the full width of the fabric meant the selvages were intact, with no need for additional finishing, so I serged all edges of each of the pocket pieces before attaching them.
And the back, reminding us of why I'm not using the actual McCall's 8157, with its deep scooped back neckline. Not for me!
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