Autumn Cape 2017 A long Term Project 2017 – Toggles Part 1

Autumn Cape 2017 A long Term Project 2017 – Toggles Part 1

I feel quite excited to have reached the point of attaching Toggles. I had originally bought some pewter acorns but when I put them against the garment they just looked wrong. Therefore I decided to buy wooden materials to blend in.

I wasn’t sure what size I needed so I bought small, medium and large. When they arrived it was obvious that the medium size was best. I sorted the Toggles from light to dark. I wanted light ones for the Daytime Front Piece and darker for the Night Time Front Piece.

Autumn Cape Pinned Toggles Daytime

In order to get enough Toggles of the correct colour I ended up buying three packs of the medium size. First using a tape measure I tried spreading out the Toggles along the Side Seam. I marked the sections with pins.

Autumn Cape Tacked Toggles Daytime

My mother suggested tacking the Toggles in place before sewing them on properly.

Autumn Cape Daytime Folded

Once I had tacked the Toggles in place on the Daytime Front piece I folded it over to gauge how it would relate to the Night Time Piece.

Autumn Cape Pinning Toggles Night Time

I used the Daytime Toggles as a guide and put the Night Time Toggles in between and pinned them in place

Autumn Cape Tacked Toggles Night Time

 

I then proceeded to tack the Toggles as before. I will need to check how it looks before sewing them on properly.