Sleeves fixed, on my Polkadots Bravissimo white on navy - Dress of the day 577 by Angela Lansbury

 

After my initial picture on the day I bought the Bravissimo dress I did not wear it again. Why? Because the sleeves felt wrong. Too short. Lopsided.

I kept the dress beside my desk waiting for inspiration. 

Finally I took it out. I tried it on

 I still didn't like it. I took it off. Something had to be changed, something had to be sewn. Or cut.

Altering Sleeves

The sleeves.  They were sewn up too tightly.

I could not release the sewn part with normal size scissors.

The answer was a seam ripper device. But I did not have one to hand.

I fetched nail scissors. Curvy scissors with a sharp point.

But in poor light I could not see the black thread. Wait until morning? I moved a table lamp next to my sewing on the desk.

I slit the first thread. But the line of stitching did not unravel. To avoid cutting the fabric, I had to pull the two sides apart and cut just one thread at a time.

It worked! The tab was hanging obtrusively. So I buttoned it up again. No second button is inside each sleeve to ensure the tab is hidden when the sleeve is let down.

Accessories

For summer, the accessories accentuate the light white.

White scarf

I needed plain white or black. (Navy in daylight, but black might work well enough at night in poor light.)

I decided I needed white to took more summery and less funereal.

Pale sandals

Foe an evening I wanted white or silver shoes. Brown two tone shoes were a disastrous mismatch. Because I was wearing cream colour socks I wore cream shoes.