This week, Project Wedding Dress starts to look like an actual dress- the skirt is constructed, the bodice is joined, and the zipper is attached! We’re a bit about the drama today with one minor and one major catastrophe, but it all came right in the end!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 10: Bodice Construction
In this post, we’re taking a couture techniques deep dive into the hand sewing that was involved in sewing the bodice of my wedding dress! two lines of basting stitches, three layers of silk, and one very pretty result!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 9: Dyeing the Fabric
This week, it’s all about the colors! This was the process I went through to dye the three complimentary layers of my dress’s silk circle skirts - some tricks I learned along the way, and the error in judgement that resulted in the most wonderful wedding arch drapery.
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 8: Corselet Construction
Today, I’m back to the Wedding Dress Progress Updates! Come along as I tackle the corselet - the structural underlayer - of the dress, and also wax rhapsodic on boning issues in modern dresses.
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The Big Reveal: Wedding Photos are Here!
It’s time! This week It’s a quick break from the ‘how I did that’ of the wedding dress posts to show you some of the wonderful pictures we have from the day! Yay! Disclaimer: This post is VERY photo heavy. Perhaps the most photo heavy post I’ve ever posted. Please don’t hit the button if you have limited data available!
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We're Married, and I'm Back!
Guess who’s MARRIED! That’s right! I promise there are more photos coming, but in the meantime, here’s an update!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 7: Tambour Beading (again)
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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Reusable Beeswax Food Wraps - a Photo Tutorial and group project
This week, a photo tutorial guide to making reusable beeswax food wraps to cut down on your cling film usage! (Plus, tips for making them as a group - just in time for christmas gift giving!)
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