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Posted by Pam on February 12, 2006, 10:21 am
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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Posted by on February 12, 2006, 11:40 am
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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Posted by on February 12, 2006, 11:43 am
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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Posted by Pam on February 12, 2006, 6:24 pm
Looks like this posted twice! I didn't think the first one posted so I sent
again after a few hours. Thank you for your input. After the last wedding
dress I made (my first daughter), that is kind of what I was thinking - the
satin as the underlining. I also planned to line the dress. I will have to
get the lace and experiment. If the zigzag won't show that is an option.
Like I said, since I sent twice there is another response posted and I
replied to it with another option.
Thanks
Pam
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> 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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Posted by Veloise on February 13, 2006, 9:15 pm
Pam wrote:
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> ...I will have to
> get the lace and experiment. If the zigzag won't show that is an option.
...
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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> 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
>