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Posted by Juno B on April 23, 2009, 2:36 pm
BEI Design wrote:
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>> Eldest step-daughter is getting married in July. She has
>> ordered the
>> brides-attendants' dresses in purple (her color) and the
>> only one she
>> could find that didn't look matronly is sleeveless with a
>> V-neck. Now
>> she wants to add flutter sleeves to the dress (especially
>> for the
>> attendants that cannot wear sleeveless dresses
>> comfortably). First we
>> have to find a chiffon that either matches or works with
>> the fabric of
>> the pre-made dresses.
>> My question is.....has anyone ever added a flutter sleeve
>> or made
>> something with one? and is there anyway to make a flutter
>> sleeve that
>> is easier than one with a hand-rolled-hem one?
>
> Adding a sleeve to a finished sleeveless armscye will be
> ...challenging. To be done right, the existing facing
> should be removed, the new sleeve sewn in, and the raw edges
> finished, either with serging or Hong Kong finish. I *would
> not* just insert the sleeve into the finished armscye.
>
> Finding chiffon to match will probably be impossible. Ask
> me how I know... For DD's wedding attendants, each woman
> was free to choose her own design, and I created patterns
> from sketches. I looked locally for over five months at
> every shop large and small plus online and finally found
> "close enough" chiffon to match the Duchesse Satin for two
> of the dresses:
>
http://home.comcast.net/~ickesbe/wsb/html/view.cgi-photo.html--SiteID-1687470.html
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> But I bought four different batches of purple chiffon before
> finding one which looked good with the satin, and pleased
> the attendants.
>
> Have you considered having all the dresses custom made?
>
> Good luck!
>
> Beverly
>
>
I was wondering if instead of adding a sleeve to a ready made if they
would consider a short jacket or cape with a flutter sleeve.That would
be a lot easier to do and you could probably get away with a slightly
different shade of purple.Here's a couple of ideas.
The second one is for a shrug.
http://www.fitzpatterns.com/products/2114-tonia-cape-sewing-patter
http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M4450.htm?tab=evening_prom_bridal&page=2
Juno
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> ordered the
> brides-attendants' dresses in purple (her color) and the
> only one she
> could find that didn't look matronly is sleeveless with a
> V-neck. Now
> she wants to add flutter sleeves to the dress (especially
> for the
> attendants that cannot wear sleeveless dresses
> comfortably). First we
> have to find a chiffon that either matches or works with
> the fabric of
> the pre-made dresses.
> My question is.....has anyone ever added a flutter sleeve
> or made
> something with one? and is there anyway to make a flutter
> sleeve that
> is easier than one with a hand-rolled-hem one?