Deda
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Ok, so my daughter is getting married in May. My mom is an accomplished seamstress and was going to make THE DRESS. She had surgery just before Christmas and her recovery is taking longer than expected so she won't be able to do the sewing thing.
So..... I'm delving into Haute Couture. I've always made her prom dresses and I've sewn costumes for all the school plays for over 15 years. I've done some costuming for Community theater, I even made 2 wedding dresses for Tommy Shaw's ex-wife, one in white and an identical one in black. But this is stress, my OWN babies wedding dress.
This is the dress Sarah has her heart set on. It's only $6000, a bargain! LOL, I've figured out the pattern, looked at some samples of French lace for the bodice and worked out most of the kinks.
I'm going to make it first from bleached muslin, I'll send her that one to try on and mark with the alterations then she can send it back to me and I'll make the "real" one. Then, again, I'll send it her in LA where she'll have her tailor hem and bustle it with her wedding shoes on.
Wish me luck.
Anyone have any great tips, ideas, pointers?
So..... I'm delving into Haute Couture. I've always made her prom dresses and I've sewn costumes for all the school plays for over 15 years. I've done some costuming for Community theater, I even made 2 wedding dresses for Tommy Shaw's ex-wife, one in white and an identical one in black. But this is stress, my OWN babies wedding dress.
This is the dress Sarah has her heart set on. It's only $6000, a bargain! LOL, I've figured out the pattern, looked at some samples of French lace for the bodice and worked out most of the kinks.
I'm going to make it first from bleached muslin, I'll send her that one to try on and mark with the alterations then she can send it back to me and I'll make the "real" one. Then, again, I'll send it her in LA where she'll have her tailor hem and bustle it with her wedding shoes on.
Wish me luck.
Anyone have any great tips, ideas, pointers?