It's been a while since i last posted because the wedding date crept up on me and i decided to make some pretty last minute changes to the dress which kept me rather occupied!
So the stage i was up to when i last posted was the corset. I made the loops first of all and then attached them to a strip of fabric. I sewed over them several times as i was worried that when pulled tight i might break a stitch here and there. By the time i was finished they were going nowhere!
I sewed the loop strip to the seam allowance of the corset so i didn't have any stitches visible on the outside:
Next i moved on to the the straps and also added a modesty panel which i inserted boning into so it wouldn't sag
Now the satin part of the dress was finished i turned my attentions back to the lace. Initially, the lace bolero was a separate piece to the dress but i started having second thoughts about this just a few weeks before the wedding. I wanted the dress to be fitted at my waist and the bolero hung loose but i just couldn't come up with a way of making it more fitted other than taking a pair of scissors to it.... So that's what i did. I chopped quite a bit off the bottom of the bolero and then stated to attach it to the bodice of the dress
I also made a bow to go around the waist for a bit of extra drama at the back :) and because i felt i'd finished with some time to spare i bought a load of chiffon and made an over skirt. Given more time i think it would have got bigger and bigger!! I'm glad for deadlines....
A Little bling for the belt....
Hanging up all ready to go the night before....
And here's the big day!!!
