Pieces of chiffon, cut in diamond shape with rounded corners are attached in the hem of the lining. Hemming them was another challenge, after trying several methods I finally turned them narrowly, sewing a very narrow zig zag over the turned edge at the same time, and then cutting extra allowance off. They had to be cut very carefully, and I often cut amiss, so that according to my calculations only about half of pieces I had cut ended up gaining my approval and ending up in the dress. Luckily I had lots of the chiffon. Thin materials are known to be my Achilles heel.
The dress eventually faced a sad and premature faith. After finishing it in October or so, I put it in my closet to wait for May and my graduation day, when I had decided to wear it. During the long winter months the knit, being of wool and thus living a life of its own shrank somehow in length, so that the edge of the lining was revealed. It did not help any that I had had gained a few kilos. The lining had some seam allowances, but since the knit was already too short there was not much to be done, though I tried all I could with steam and ironing. I did wear the dress on my graduation day, but have never worn it since, because I never got back to the weight I was when making it. And to tell the truth, a slim one-piece dress is not really the most flattering thing for my figure (the picture is taken from a flattering angle), there are reasons for favouring corsets and full skirts...
In my closet the dress still looks very beautiful, though.
