Hello again and wedding dress question

charlotte · 2006-07-04T13:44:43+00:00

Hi all,For those of you who remember me, the year in France is rapidly endingand I'm terribly sad. It has been better than I could have imagined.I'll be back Stateside at the end of August.In related news, BF applied for a permanent position and I accepted, sohe's now DFH (darling future husband). I've been using the time inFrance to scout patterns and ribbons and lace and all that fun stuff!Wedding dress musings and questions:OK, here is the dress of my dreams: I don't want any train at all)I'll buy a bustier, make an A-line skirt of silk duponi (I can hearKate scream), so all that is left is the top. I found this patternwhich will get me mostly there, good thing for me I'm exactly aButterick 12:(view B, I'll have to change it to short sleeves)I have test lace to make it in, then I go to the store for the60=80/meter lace which matches my mother's veil: pattern instructs French seams, but even on the envelope photo theylook too bulky. Is this a candidate for seam tape? Some othertreatment?The pattern also slips in the instructions that their edging is*applied*. What!? I want to use the natural border of the lace. I thinkthat if I create an additional shoulder dart I can use the border fromthe neck (it has a center back seam) to the bottom front. I'm not bustyso I'm not sure where to put this one. As for the rest of the front, ifI'm clever enough I imagine I can lay it out such that I can mitre thatbottom corner and continue the natural scallops along the bottom edge.Maybe I just create a smoothish peplum and ignore their pieces from thewaist down? Am I crazy? :)Maybe I make this up three times? One toile to get these new seams,once in lace to confirm it works (and I get to wear that one too) andfinally in my real lace. I'm trying to minimize the amount of60=80/meter lace I have to buy (and I know that is a great price, I'veseen it up to 250=80/meter).OK, thank you all in advance! I will be back and contributing more in amatter of mere months. -Charlotte

Jul 04, 2006 21 Replies

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charlotte 20 years ago

That is certain. I'm impressed with how accomodating he is even now. Good thing I sew a lot for him so he knows the benefits which go with the problems first hand.

-C

Kate Dicey wrote:

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charlotte 20 years ago

Like a fine wine or a good cheese! I love it - thanks! I'd love to see pictures when you do get around to it. I have a tweed fetish, I imagine we all do here. :)

-Charlotte

Liz S. Reynolds wrote:

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