Wedding dress

I am probably going to make my daughter's wedding dress. She found one she likes that is strapless, mermaid style, princess seams. There are 7 total panels that flare and the back extends into a train. The dress fabric I think was a satin- (that is what I would use) covered with lace. The lace was stitched with the fabric, not a separate layer. Now my problem...She is at least 5'9", and one of the laces (chantilly lace at JoAnns) I found had a scalloped border, but the lace, I would think needs to be as wide as I need length for each panel, so the scallop would be on the bottom of the flare. I plan to merge a couple of different patterns, but there is now waist seam. Am I correct in calculating how to do this and if so, does anyone know of a source for a wide lace, or how to get it work if the lace isn't wide enough. If I use the length of the lace for the panels, it can be long enough, but I lose the scallop. I hope this is clear. my daughter is skeptical, but the dress she found is rather pricey. Thanks Pam

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Pam
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Dear Pam,

You can cut the panels lengthwise, and keep the scallops to zigzag onto the bottom after the panels are assembled. The join will be hardly noticeable. The dress will hang better cut in the lengthwise direction, too.

Teri

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gjones2938

Dear Pam,

And something else that I thought about after posting. In essence, you'll be underlining the gown with satin. Make sure that you baste each lace piece to the satin before assembling, and baste all pieces in the same direction so that they won't shift. Also, press each seam flat, as it was sewn, before pressing the seams open. This will avoid seam puckers. The dress should also be lined.

Teri

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gjones2938

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Pam

Think of the galloping horse scenario. The zig-zag is not going to show; no one's going to be scrutinizing the hem!

HTH

--Karen D.

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Veloise

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