November 14, 2026camicia

Sleeves in, neckline gathered

The camicia is finished up to the neckline! The sleeves are in, and I gathered the neck with strong button thread just to see what it would look like.

My worry now is whether those gathers will stay put. The camicia is the first layer I'll be wearing while I fit the gamurra, so it's going to get pulled on and off a lot. I might run a second line of stitches to make sure it holds before I commit to the band. I also want to do some smocking.

✓Slashed the side panels and set in the sleeves
✓Gathered the neckline with button thread to see how it looks
○Make sure the gathers hold through the gamurra fittings (maybe a second row of stitches)
○Add some smocking
○Make and sew on the neckband

And yes, I have ironed it many times since the last post. It's linen. It's going to wrinkle no matter what.

Close-up of white linen where the sleeve gusset is whipped into the side panel — Where the sleeve gusset meets the side panel.

The white linen camicia laid flat on a cutting mat, sleeves spread out and the neckline gathered — The whole camicia, laid flat with the neckline gathered.