Helpful information for what to do with wedding gowns and bridesmade gowns
The high heel protectors is a clever invention to stop your heels from sinking into grass. Just slip it onto the end of your shoe heel. How often do you go to a function outdoors and struggle to walk on grass? Your heels sink into the grass and it is almost impossible to look elegant when you are struggling to remain upright. The high heel protectors will give you confidence to walk on grass. [...]
When you shorten a hem on a wedding gown with a envelop hem, there are a few ways to save time. I will take you through those short cuts, and hopefully help you to do this alteration quicker. This is a fairly long blog because there are 33 photos and I put the step by step information under each photo. This wedding dress had a train, so I only pinned at the front around to [...]
True story of a bride who called two days before the wedding with a hole in the lace of her gown. Not a lot of time, but I did the darn hole tulle lace wedding gown for her, and she was happy that it was not going to get any bigger. I used a sock sleeve to repair the hole. It makes it easier to see what is happening with the tulle/lace. In hindsight I [...]
Gown bodice big It could be a wedding dress | strapless | boned bodice | or any type of gown that is too big at the bust area. This type of alteration can take hours, and in some cases is almost impossible. Particularly if the bodice if the panels are created, lace is attached and then it is all put together with boning, lining etc. Another scenario is a beaded gown. Same principle applies. How [...]
Wedding dress lace loops This method can be used on almost any dress or gown if it is too tight. This can happen when buying garments off the internet. I know many people who have sent their measurements only to the find that the garment does not fit. The misconception that these people are making a garment to your measurements is incorrect. All they are doing is working out which size will be the closest [...]