I got the chance to modify another wedding dress. This one was a bit more challenging, because the entire dress had Rouching (that's the folds and pleating that gets created when the fabric is gathered). The middle part of the dress had tight gather's, done by using a stitching line and gathering up the fabric, easy. But the upper bodice were I would be placing the addition next to had big folds, more like large pleats.
I had to think long and hard as to how I was going to make the addition work. I finally decided there wasn't going to be an easy way out, even if I only had two days to do it in. So I just started hand manipulating the fabric over my pattern pieces.
The back was also a bit tricky because it had a lace up back, so the only thing that was going to work without having to recreate more lace up back (there was no time for it) was going to be a separating zipper. So that's what I did and decided to do it off to one side instead of up the center, it would have been distracting.
Some of you might have read my other post about this dress, and know that the dress left my house without me putting it back on the dress form and taking a picture of the finished project. I do that a lot. But Luckily a friend photographed the wedding, So here are some pictures:
You can visit her blog to see the rest of the Wedding pictures they are wonderful, Thank you Rachelle.
I had to think long and hard as to how I was going to make the addition work. I finally decided there wasn't going to be an easy way out, even if I only had two days to do it in. So I just started hand manipulating the fabric over my pattern pieces.
The back was also a bit tricky because it had a lace up back, so the only thing that was going to work without having to recreate more lace up back (there was no time for it) was going to be a separating zipper. So that's what I did and decided to do it off to one side instead of up the center, it would have been distracting.
Some of you might have read my other post about this dress, and know that the dress left my house without me putting it back on the dress form and taking a picture of the finished project. I do that a lot. But Luckily a friend photographed the wedding, So here are some pictures:
You can visit her blog to see the rest of the Wedding pictures they are wonderful, Thank you Rachelle.
4 comments:
You did a really great job! I got a good look at that dress, of course, and had NO idea that it had been modified. It really worked! So beautiful!
I am amazed at your talent.
OH my GOODNESS~!!!! Are you serious? This looks AWESOME!!!!!
Sonia, you're incredible!! You did an amazing job with this dress, and the bride looks gorgeous in it! You have tremendous talent! Thank you so much for sharing at "A Little Birdie Told Me..." Your friend, Jenn
Thank you so much Ladies!
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