Ok here I am making a dorky face in this long formal dress my mom gave me in a size 10.
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| Hi I'm drowning! |
This dress is polyester and acetate. Easy enough to work with but doesn't iron very well! I don't have much use for super long formal dresses and this one was also just too big. I love the straight across neck line and the low back on this dress though. The finished version feels a bit mod to me!
I got to pinning.
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| What should I name my dress form? |
And drawing lines with chalk, in case my pins come out!
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| See chalk is so much better than my material pencil! |
Then I sewed those pinned sides! Afterwards I tried it on and drew a chalk line where I wanted to cut the length off. I cut it off, pined the hem and sewed that. Tried it on. It wasn't as short as I hoped so I took it off and rolled the hem up some more and sewed some more!
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After the hem was finished I tried it on and finally liked the results. I rarely cut off the extra material when I take the sides in BTW. Normally I don't feel the need to because I can't feel or see the extra material- and then if I ever want to take it back out I can!
Here is the after shot:
Very nice.I love your seamed stockings too. They finish the outfit nicely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Annikins!
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