Tambour Progress again! Here’s the second half of my tambour beading update, with lots and lots of shiny photos! The wedding dress is coming along nicely if I do say so myself!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 6: Starting the Tambour Beading
This week, I’ve finally taken First Stitch on my wedding dress! This installment is all about designing the embroidery, setting up my slate frame, and the very first stitches on my wedding dress.
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 5: Something's Gotta Give
This post has been a long time coming: It’s Project Wedding Dress update time! Sit down, brew up some tea, and enjoy the ride! Today’s post covers my Wedding Dress radio silence as of late, along with the drafting of the bodice pattern and building my slate frame.
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Things, Stuff, and Catching Up.
It’s life update time! I’ve got a whole pile of half-finished things to tell you about, and we’ve got a bit of a change coming up with the blog. I’ve been spending more time with the wedding dress, and things are finally coming together!
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Project Wedding Dress Chapter 4: Fabric and Supplies
In which our blogger [finally] gets around to the next wedding dress video, nerds out slightly about fabric, and tries on Mom's wedding dress!
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Project Wedding Dress, Chapter 3: Padding my Dress Form
Today, I've finally padded out my dress form in preparation for the dress! I've made a quick time lapse video detailing the progress of recreating my measurements in foam, and also found some helpful links if you're looking to pad a form of your own.
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Project Wedding Dress, Chapter 2: Sketches and Plans
In which our intrepid Wedding Dress Maker presents: A sketchbook, some fabric swatches, and a whole lot of planning.
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Project Wedding Dress, Chapter 1: Research
This week, I've posted a new update on the progress of my handmade wedding dress! I went shopping for dresses, found styles that I liked, didn't like, and was surprised by, and now I'm finally ready to start the fun part! (Just kidding, it's really ALL the fun part)
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A cashmere/silk scarf I made as a 'tester' for my impending wedding shawl
And So it Begins: My Handmade Wedding Dress
A new beginning: the introduction to Project Wedding Dress, a few thoughts, and my first vlog post as well!
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