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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…

How To Take in a Dress with Piping

By: Linda February 14, 2011March 24, 2021

Alterations, Bridalbinding, Bridal, cording, homecoming, how to alter clothing that has piping, how to make pillows with piping, how to make upholstery with piping, prom, strapless, wedding dress4 Comments

This formal dress has piping that goes all along the very top edge. (Piping is cord that has been covered with fabric to make a nice decorative feature on a garment.) This dress has to be taken in at the bust area, which means I need to alter the piping when I take in the…

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