Seams
I originally had planned on using a flat-felled seam to attach the four layers of linen side of the bodice but that would have been way too bulky. So I went to the Archaeological Sewing article and found a neat seam used on an 11th century shirt that was lined.
Before the two sections of the shirt was attached the two layers were folded towards each other and then the two sections were lined up so that all four folds were stacked evenly. Then a running stitch was sewn through all four layers (missing one layer on the first pass of each stitch, though I only vaguely understand how that might work).
I decided to do a version of this stitch using the faux double running stitch on my sewing machine. I folded the canvas layer of the back piece towards the linen layer and ironed and repeated with the front pieces.
And used the far left setting of my running stitch to sew the very far edge of the seam.
I still need a little practice getting the seam just where I want it. In a couple of places the seam is perfect and opens with very little bulk left in the seam.
This gives a visual idea of how the layers are folded towards one another.
What the bodice looks like after the linen/canvas side is put together.
And this is the way the seam will look when worn.
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