Brides · Fabrics · Fitting · First (Family) Fabric Fitting! For Leah’s first fabric fitting, she invited her parents and her future in-laws. This was a new experience for me and I was really happy… Keep Reading →
Brides · Construction · Finishing · The joys of unbound grosgrain ribbon! For her summer afternoon garden wedding, Leah and I chose all-cottons for her wedding ensemble. She didn’t want a formal gown, and though we added… Keep Reading →
Brides · Construction · Couture Techniques · Inside the Bustle Since the blog is now in retrospect, I’ll just find photos I took along the journey of Leah’s wedding ensemble and explain what I was… Keep Reading →
Brides · Construction · Finishing · The Blog: Now in Retrospect! It’s been over two months since my last blog. Blogging about dressmaking is a lot harder than I thought! I have realized that once I… Keep Reading →
Brides · Construction · Couture Techniques · Interfacing, Horsehair and Hem Weights By this time, I finally have all the information that I need out of the muslin that Leah tried on in the past two fittings. … Keep Reading →
Brides · Construction · Couture Techniques · Stay! Well, I guess I am not as good at blogging as I had hoped because there’s been a lot of dressmaking going on since I… Keep Reading →
Brides · Fabrics · Leah · Preparations for sewing fabrics with stretch There’s always a lot of prep involved once the real fabric is in play for a wedding dress. In most cases, you are dealing with… Keep Reading →
Brides · Fabrics · Leah · Today’s Challenge: Fabric with a bold pattern The fabric that we chose for the jacket Leah is going to wear during her vows is a very stable plain weave 100% cotton fabric… Keep Reading →
Brides · Fitting · Leah · Leah and the Blog pt. 7 (Fittings!) Normally muslin fittings involve a lot of cutting, slashing, marking, pinning etc, while adjusting the muslin to flatter the bride and achieve that perfect fit… Keep Reading →