Help!wedding dress construction-URGENT!!

Jun 05, 2008 4 Replies
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I need some advice. I am making a wedding dress for a friend. It's a fairly simple design- not very structured but in a quite lightweight silk that I need to line so that it isn't too transparent. Ordinarily with this type of light silk I would use a french seam but I also need to put an invisible zip into the side seam (and then line it) so how do I do this?? Are there any other kinds of seams that I could use instead? (I don't have an overlocker). Please help- it's quite urgent. I can always figure something out of course, but I am hoping that someone has some great advice so that it will be perfect! Thanks in advance...


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The cocealed zip goes in first. Once you have done that, you can clip the seam at the bottom of the zip opening and close the lower half with a French seam.

For the lining, mark the bottom of the zip opening, close the lower half with a French seam, and slip stitch the lining to the zip tape by hand.

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: great- thanks so much for the reply. Think I really just needed to hear someone say it was possible! Thanks again- I'm going to try some practice samples tonight.

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ALWAYS a good move! :) Have fun!

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Kate's given you good advice. Another choice would be to underline or flatline the fabric in something close to the bride's skin tones -- construction would then be just like a single-layer dress. Lining can also be added. Cotton batiste or silk organza would be a common choice for this job -- match the underlining to the drape characteristics you need.

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