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Neon Pink Wedding Dress Under Construction!
100+ hours into the process, I am finally taking Lila Rose’s actual wedding dress to the sewing machine! Out of the 170 hours projected for…
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Underlining: The Couturier’s Friend
Underlining! If there is one step that takes a garment from homemade to couture, it is underlining. If you sew and don’t know about underlining,…
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The Lila Rose “Bustle” Challenge
Lila Rose’s mockup was almost ready, with the main exception being the “bustle”. As you may remember, we changed the sketch several times before deciding…
Loosely Threaded pt.2
Here I am with my husband in the dress that I talked about in part 1 of this post! This dress was intended to be…
Loosely Threaded pt.1
I’ve been blogging specifically about Greta’s wedding dress for many months. This post will feature other projects that have been going on in my life,…
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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…
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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…
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…
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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…