Need Alteration Advice

I am guessing that this is a dress where the beading was done after the seams were sewn and before the lining was sewn down. If so, I would open up the lining from the bottom and carefully remove the beading around where it needs taking in. I would take it in, take the lining in, and re-sew the lining to the outer bodice at the armhole, pressing properly at each step. I would then re-bead it before sewing the lining back down at the bottom.

--Betsy

I had to repair some beading on a knitted top where the stitching had come loose, and found those "self-threading" (?) needles invaluable. Don't remember if that is the correct term for the needles, but they are the ones you can thread by pulling the thread through a cleft in the end to get it into the eye (like floosing teeth). There was only an end of thread about 5/8 inch long and I needed to knot it. I speared the needle halfway through the fabric, threaded it, pulled it through, then was able to move it in and out of the loop to make the knot. Then I put some seam sealant on the knot to glue it shut so it wouldn't become unthreaded again.

Sharon