Thanks to your lovely help in where to source good quality silk this project is now in "official planning stages"
The pattern McCalls 6838 has just arrived and I'm trying to work out exactly which bits on the fabric required section are relevant before I buy my silk.
I've decided on emerald green silk charmeuse
from Beckford silks for the body and the silk organza in the same colour from Beckford too. Unfortunately I'll have to buy a whole bolt of the organza bus hopefully I can either think of something to make with some of the rest or sell it on.
I'll trace and cut the pattern pieces out on Swedish tracing paper and do a bodice toile with that on my tailors form before I order my boning (Sew Curvy!). I think there's some lining required too but not quite sure how much more silk I'll need for that.
Much maths and scribbling of notes to work out exactly what McCalls are calling what so I can figure out how much silk I'll need.
Quite excited but a little scared as I've not done an evening dress before and the silk is expensive so I don't want to muck it up!
What fabric do you suggest a toile bodice is made from? Silk has such a particular hand I'm unsure what the best option is.