Helpful information for what to do with wedding gowns and bridesmade gowns
Envelope hem on wedding gown Envelope hem on wedding gown will take some time to shorten. This type of gown has an encased skirt. The lining is attached to the hem allowance and usually there is a plastic mesh strip which is attached to the top of the hem allowance and is the width of the hem allowance. Usually the strip is joined on at the same time the hem allowance is attached [...]
Hems on Gowns The types of hems I am talking about are the full skirt gown. Gowns like this are generally worn out for a special function, or a bridesmaid gown or wedding dress. The skirt is full, and this means that at certain sections the skirt will fall on the bias. The fabric drops at this section which causes the skirt to be uneven. Shops that sell gowns have them hanging on the rack [...]
In my book Clothing Alteration Secrets Revealed, I cover taking up Long Dresses, gowns and skirts. This may seem like an easy exercise and it should be, but it is important to pin all the way around measuring from the floor up as per my technique in my book. Let me tell you a story about what happened at my nieces wedding. I live in the Gold Coast, and I drove down to Sydney (about [...]
Picture this......... A white wedding dress being altered. The dress is laying on the table ready to be marked and cut. Someone puts a black pen on the table with the lid off. It's one of those pens that have a fine point but have ink inside it. The pen comes into contact with the wedding dress and it begins to soak up the ink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is a true story. It happened in one of [...]