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Taking In A Dress That’s 5 Sizes Too Big

By: Linda January 1, 2010February 24, 2021

Alterations, BridalAlterations, Bridal, How to alter a garment that is too big, How to know what size to alter a garment, How to take in a large garment or outfit, New Year's, wedding26 Comments

I haven’t written in almost a month. Not because I didn’t want to. I was preoccupied with altering a bridal gown. I should have known that taking in 8 inches at the bust was going to prove to be difficult. Isn’t there an unwritten rule that you shouldn’t take in more than like three inches…

French Bustles…Making Them Even Easier Than Before!

By: Linda November 12, 2009February 12, 2021

Alterations, Bridalalteration, Bridal, bridal gown, French bustle, French bustles, How to add bustles to your wedding gown, How to add French bustles to your wedding dress, How to keep the train off the floor diy, how to raise the dress for dancing, how to take the train off your dress, under bustle, wedding dress38 Comments

A big thanks to Christy, at Alterations By Christy, for telling me about an even easier way to put French bustles in your gown! Many of you have seen the post I wrote on How To Put Bustles on Your Wedding Gown. Christy saw it too and wrote to tell me about a step in the…

How To Sew a Partial Hem

By: Linda October 16, 2009February 25, 2023

Alterations, Hems, Sew For DoughAlterations, Bridal, hem, how to hem half a hem, how to hem part of a hem, how to hem the front of a wedding gown, sew, sewing, train, wedding, wedding gown4 Comments

There are many instances where you may need to sew just part of a hem. Maybe you have a skirt that is uneven, too long in the front or back, or maybe you have pants with the same problem. Many times, when I get a bridal gown to alter, the bride likes the train length…

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