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Erin’s Wedding Dress Takes Shape
After Erin’s mockup fittings, the fabric for her custom wedding dress was cut and underlined. If you are wondering about the hot pink, see my…
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Erin’s Unusual Underlining
Having flashbacks of Lila Rose’s custom wedding dress? Contrary to how it looks in these photos, I am not making another hot pink wedding dress. So…
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Diane’s Ensemble: Underlining, Cutting, and Using the Grain
Once we were finished with all of the work on the mockup versions of Diane’s bridal ensemble, it was time to start prepping the real fabric…
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Diane’s mockup fittings and shrinking patterns
Those of you who guessed that Diane would choose the neutral palette for her custom bridal pants ensemble were correct! The pic above is of…
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My Dress for Loula’s Wedding (pt. 2- Draft to Dancefloor)
Yes, I got to wear a wrist corsage! This is the second post about the creation of the dress that I wore to Loula’s wedding, shown…
Working with Loula’s fabrics
Once Loula’s bustier was finished, it was finally time to start working on The Dress! I took Loula’s mockup apart and used the muslin as…
Fabric Shopping with Loula
Loula and I visited two fabric stores while she was in town for her first fitting. Usually the first fabric shopping trip comes a little…
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Retrospective: The making of a dress, a blog & a business
Leah’s wedding dress was the first real wedding dress that I created for someone I did not already know. It’s funny to think of…
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Retrospective: My Own Raw Silk & Cotton Lace Wedding Dress
Yes, I made my own wedding dress. After making his sister Katie’s wedding dress and his sister Melissa’s wedding dress, I got engaged to my…
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