Brides · Construction · Finishing · Finishing touches! Hooray! By this time, Greta and I were nearing the finish line for the completion of her custom creation! This will be just a quick… Keep Reading →
Accessories · Brides · Construction · Finishing the Collar and Veil After our fabulous Final Fitting, it was finally time to finish Greta’s dress! The collar was finally ready for its Sposabella lace to be sorted… Keep Reading →
Brides · Construction · Custom Dressforms · Greta’s Final Fitting! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’m having a lovely time with family at the beach. The relaxed atmosphere is giving me a little time to catch up… Keep Reading →
Bodices · Brides · Construction · Bodice and Buttons, Buttons, Buttons! Once Greta’s skirt was together, it was time to attach it to the bodice which I had already constructed. I didn’t catch many photos of… Keep Reading →
Brides · Construction · Custom Dressforms · Finally, the skirt! The gorgeous shantung arrived and I got straight to work handcrafting Greta’s skirt for assembly! Just as I did with the Iceberg Blue Silk Jacquard,… Keep Reading →
Brides · Construction · Custom Sewing · Quick Custom Cotton Crinoline (Say that 3 times fast!) While I was waiting for Greta’s special order silk shantung to arrive, I took the time to create her custom crinoline. A crinoline is type… Keep Reading →
Brides · Fabrics · Greta · Iceberg Blue Silk Jaquard When I last wrote about the process of creating Greta’s custom couture wedding dress, I was still waiting for the main dress fabric to arrive… Keep Reading →
Brides · Brooks Ann · Personal · Two weddings and a funeral If you’ve been following the story of Greta’s dress, you may know that- though I am behind in posting the progress of its construction- her… Keep Reading →
Brides · Construction · Fabrics · Working from the Inside Out: Underlinings and Linings One of the techniques that really makes a garment couture is the use of underlining. Though it adds many hours to the dressmaking process, it… Keep Reading →