I was so excited.  I had nearly finished- all that was left to do was finish the hem and apply bias to the bodice (instead of a facing).  But then I noticed this:

 and this

and this

The offending fabric is a viscose that was bought for $2/m from Darn Cheap Fabrics. Despite its tendency to disintegrate under pressure, it really is a lovely fabric.  I have heaps left to play around with and have been thinking that a pretty, flowy skirt might be nice for summer.  Anyway, lesson learned for next time.

The thing that really gets me about this failure is the time that I spent printing the fabric. Houuuuuuurs and houuuuuurs!! (And lots of sore knees :p)  I printed it using masking tape spaced at irregular gaps that I then painted over using screen printing ink. 

 I really love the effect and am so bummed that this didn’t work out because it was such a pretty dress :(