Pattern drafting for Lila Rose’s mockup dress
Now that I have my moulage and my custom dressform created using Lila Rose’s unique set of over 30 measurements, it is now time to…
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Fitting and Shopping with Mom
I love it when my bride brings her Mom to the fitting! Especially when she is as fun as Greta’s Mom. (I love it so…
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Mockup Madness
I’ve been working like mad on Greta’s mockups! I have found that I often get so wrapped up in the dressmaking process that I neglect…
Final Mockup and Fitting and Fabric Shopping
The second mockup fitting was quick and decisive. The new pattern corrections looked great on Michelle! Changes I had made to the closures made the…
First Fitting!
A first fitting is never pretty. That’s why we do them. It would be impossible to do these types of fine alterations on a finished…
Fitting-Ready
The mockup is ready for Michelle to try on! I added a new page to her website with more photos, so that she could preview…
Threadmarking, Basting and Assembly
A mockup is not put together like a real garment. All of its seams, trims, edges and closures are temporary and assembled in a way…
Why the Mockup?
Now that my pattern is ready, it’s time to make a mockup. When creating a custom garment, it is always important to do a “test-dress”…
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First (and only!) Fitting
A custom dress always requires multiple fittings. I first make the hand-drafted pattern into a sample garment that we try on first. We can fix…
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