So I found "her" at the local Salvation Army. I originally had planned to take her all apart and use her for the beads. So I paid my $29 CND and took her home. I put her on my dress form and stared at her. Three weeks went by before I got the courage to being the process. I stared at her a moment. I saw a dress that someone at one point in time loved. I was worn on one of the best days of her life and now this sad dress ended up in a thrift shop about to be torn apart by an amature seamstress! I couldn't bring myself too it. So right then I decided to give her a face lift.
First I took off the sleeves. They were too small for my arms anyway. I don't know what shape the bride was but the chest part of the dress fit me well but the arms were so tight I couldn't even get into the dress. She must have been Mrs. Potatoe head. Anywho, I also took off the infamous "crotch point" as made popular by the 1980's. I also took out the bulk around the hips and a few layers of netting. Then I shortend the dress. I measured this with a measuring tape and cut just above the lace line from the bottom. I stitched up the holes around the arms, took up the point in the front, took the bow off the back and made the dress shorter. Then I took the lace off the bottom of the original part of the dress and re-stitched it onto the new hemline. This was probably the most tedious part of the whole process. So I re-attached the lace, added a pink flower for a modern touch and voila! A retro-fitted dress! Now loveable again! *Sorry the pictures are out of order... I am new to blogging*
First I took off the sleeves. They were too small for my arms anyway. I don't know what shape the bride was but the chest part of the dress fit me well but the arms were so tight I couldn't even get into the dress. She must have been Mrs. Potatoe head. Anywho, I also took off the infamous "crotch point" as made popular by the 1980's. I also took out the bulk around the hips and a few layers of netting. Then I shortend the dress. I measured this with a measuring tape and cut just above the lace line from the bottom. I stitched up the holes around the arms, took up the point in the front, took the bow off the back and made the dress shorter. Then I took the lace off the bottom of the original part of the dress and re-stitched it onto the new hemline. This was probably the most tedious part of the whole process. So I re-attached the lace, added a pink flower for a modern touch and voila! A retro-fitted dress! Now loveable again! *Sorry the pictures are out of order... I am new to blogging*
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