Altering clothes for other people can be intimidating, but altering a wedding dress!? That’s scary!! Join me as I add 4” to the back of my friend’s wedding dress. I’ll take you through drafting a “bridge”, fitting, working with lace, using a loop turner, making button loops, and doing a bit of beading. The end result is so pretty!
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0:00 Intro
2:53 drafting a “bridge”, and doing a bit of beading.
8:42 working with lace
13:20 first fitting
18:36 planning button Loops
20:47 using a loop turner
21:52 making button loops
30:36 sewing on buttons
31:55 attaching piece to lace dress
34:21 2nd Fitting
34:57 hiding the seam under the lace
35:59 hand beading
37:38 Done!