Sew Country Chick

A modern sewing blog

  • Sewing for myself
    • My designs
  • Sewing Tutorial
    • PATTERN DRAFTING
    • Printing
    • Dying
  • Farmhouse DIY
    • Crafts
    • Holiday Projects
  • Girls Sewing
  • About Justine
    • Country Life
  • Costumes
    • Retro sewing
  • Bridal Sewing
  • Farmhouse Weddings

Considering making a bridal gown

11/23/2010

A friend of my sons’ older sister is getting married and has asked if I would make a bridal gown for her. So I’ve been researching the process. It’s a big responsibility . Having just finished a costuming job for a play and making three dresses to fit a character who is a man disguised as a woman a well as lots of alterations on vintage dresses this might be an interesting project to take on. I’ve been on lots of forums and the book Bridal Couture: Fine sewing for wedding gowns by Susan Khalje is highly recommended but super expensive starting at 50$ for a used copy. Couture Sewing Techniques by Claire Shaeffer  is also recommended and I did order that. The following is a fascinating article about custom dressmakers in New York City that I embedded. Having no idea what to charge , this article is really helpful although I somehow embedded the whole New York  Magazine. Saturday we will go and look at fabric and see how much that will cost.

 From New York Magazine April 1 1991: I have no idea how the whole magazine was downloaded but there you go…Press the plus sign to see better.

Share Button

Related posts:

Designing a bridal gown: Part one Making a custom wedding gown part 2 How to start making money with your sewing: book review Wedding Dress to First Communin DressRefashioning Mom’s Wedding Gown Into A First Communion Dress- Finished!
-McKenzie

Filed Under: Bridal Sewing, Special Occasion Sewing

About Justine

You made it to the end of the post! Please stop by often for a variety of sewing projects, clothes making tips , and stylish handmade living. Feel free to email me at justine @ sewcountrychick.com if you have questions.

Comments

  1. My name is Rebecca Williams... says

    11/23/2010 at 10:20 am

    It might be a bit scary but I’m sure you will do a fantastic job 🙂

  2. Sew Country Chick says

    11/23/2010 at 3:43 pm

    Thanks for the encouragement!



I'm Justine! Welcome to my sewing blog! Here you'll find lots of handmade clothing for myself and other lucky folks! I'm a native Los Angeleno who moved to a small farm outside of LA with my family.

Get Sew Country Chick delivered to your e-mail inbox.

Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
Ad
  • About Justine
  • Country Life
  • Costumes
  • Los Angeles sewing scene
  • Book reviews
  • Pattern Reviews
  • Bridal Sewing
  • Couture sewing
  • Draping
  • Dying
  • Girls couture
  • Printing
  • Project Run & Play
  • Theatrical work
  • Chicken stuff
  • Recipes
  • Refashions
  • Retro sewing
  • sewing history
  • Special Occasion Sewing
  • Vintage patterns
  • Vintage sewing
  • Vintage suitcase
  • Farmhouse tour
  • Media…..
Ad
Follow on Bloglovin
Ad
Ad
Ad

Blog Archives

Ad
Design by Dinosaur Stew | Powered by Wordpress