Silversaga Eleonara Dress
A make by SewHayleyJane
About this make
I have mixed feelings about this dress, it took me 2 years to finish and was originally meant to be an ode to Bridgerton, which I think it is!
I love the majority of the dress, especially the fit, but the sleeves are so enormous, especially in this cotton that I feel a bit self-conscious in it!
The cotton poplin is beautiful, from Roo-tid and a joy to work with.
The neckline was fiddly as you had to press in a large curve to make an elastic channel which created tucks and puckers. Once the elastic was in though it wasn’t noticeable
Sewing diary
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Finished this make 5th of May 2026
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Monday 4th of May 2026 · 2 months ago
Final stages today - attaching the skirt to the bodice and then hemming! easy peasy! -
Thursday 2nd of April 2026 · 3 months ago
Today I inserted the ties with elastic into the casing - wow this makes so much difference to how the dress looks, it is suddenly coming together! -
Tuesday 31st of March 2026 · 3 months ago
The dress is coming together really nicely now I've picked it back up again - I think I did all the hardest bits two years ago! The sleeves have now been attached - they are enormous!! and I have sewn the very narrow fabric tubes ready to stitch to the elastic! -
Monday 23rd of March 2026 · 3 months ago
Picked this out of the WIP box of doom to finish off - I had all the pieces cut but for some reason had 3 sleeves - I think perhaps I'd cut one the wrong way due to cutting on the flat! I had already sewn the shirring and folded over the elastic casing at the neckline - that was a huge mission to do and impossible to do neatly as you are folding in a big curve! A few swear words were uttered! -
Started this make 15th of June 2024