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How to Choose Boning for Your Dress

By: Linda March 21, 2013February 8, 2021

UncategorizedAlterations, bridal gowns, bridesmaid, bustline, fabric, how to put in boning, maid of honor, mother of the bride, planner, satin, seamstress, strapless, wedding15 Comments

Each day, I receive many emails with great questions and today I thought I’d post one I received yesterday as well as the answer to it. Here’s the question: Hi Linda, I am making my daughter’s strapless wedding dress. I used the fabric store feather weight boning for the muslin corset . We got it…

Altering the Shoulders on a Jacket

A customer brought me two jackets to take in at the shoulders. Both of these jackets had shoulder pads, too, which she wanted removed. You don’t see those much anymore! The other jacket can be found in the post entitled, A Finely Tailored Jacket. Both were custom made in England for my customer and they were…

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