Wedding dress with your own hands - create a unique image

A wedding is not a simple celebration for a girl. They look forward to this day to feel like a princess at the ball, and, of course, to flash a gorgeous dress. And here comes the eternal question of what to wear?

Constantly changing fashion is so multifaceted that it is hard not to get lost in the choice. And often countless models in stores are of the same type and uninteresting, and designer dresses are not always affordable.

But there are no hopeless situations. You can sew a wedding dress with your own hands. It is enough to complete a month-long tailoring course or master a new craft on your own. Plus abound: saving the future family budget and the creation of an original, unique dress.

On the Internet, magazines, catalogs, a large variety of models of wedding dresses. And the first thing with which it starts sewing - the choice of style. Of course, you need to sew not the most fashionable outfit, and not the one that looks beautiful on the cover, but the one that suits you personally: removes flaws and emphasizes dignity.

1. To simplify the selection of the style will help special programs using which you can virtually try on yourself, or rather on your photo, liked the outfit and evaluate how well he "sits."
2. You can view sites, directories, magazines on the subject.
3. It is better to seek advice from professionals. A trip to the bridal salon is one such option. For the company, you definitely need to take a mother or a sincere girlfriend with good taste. In contrast to the virtual fitting in the wedding salon, you will be able to test in practice the convenience of a particular model and a comfortable feeling in it. At the same time, you will have a good opportunity to look at the materials and their textures.

It is very good to combine both variants of the dress style search: programs and salon. Be sure to try on several types of dresses of the same model and, if possible, take a photo.

Let's look at some of the nuances regarding the choice of attire:

• If you have a beautiful lush breasts, on this day is better not to focus on her attention. Therefore, dress with a deep neckline set aside. Large lace, fluffy ruffles also will not suit you. This also applies to the bustier dress, made of satin, organza or silk.
• But on the bride with graceful small breast forms the bustier dress and dresses of asymmetric cut or Greek style will look perfect. A lacking volume in the neckline will add draping, embroidery or ryushki.
• If curvy hips. Here, switch attention to the chest or neck. The neckline of the dress can be round, V-shaped, the top of the dress - embroidered, decorated with lace or unusual drapery. You can choose an outfit with open shoulders.
• The bride with the figure of "apple" will decorate the wedding dress in the style of new look. This style will emphasize all the advantages, namely the legs and thighs, just choose a dress that is less luxurious and not tight.A good solution would be to choose a model with a high waist in the Greek style or a straight wedding dress.
• The mermaid model is very well suited for the bride with the hourglass figure;
• A tall girl in a magnificent dress will look like a real princess.

Specialized stores on fabrics for wedding dresses will provide you with a wide choice of matter, colors and textures. For example, organza, satin, satin, all kinds of ribbons, nets, decorative elements and so on.

If you are new to sewing, it is better to stop the choice on simple fabrics that do not require skills in sewing. Also, when buying should clarify the possibility of combining various matters. For example, for satin with a shiny surface, matte fabric will be the perfect companion fabric, which will reduce its luster. Lace is suitable for any type of fabric. Using it, along you can give a strict look or playful.

If you find a pattern with a description of the work and the necessary materials, you can choose the fabric to your taste, choosing the color and material that is comfortable and more suitable for you.

The selected model or invented need to be transferred to paper. Before that, measurements are taken. To do this, ask a close friend or girlfriend or use the services of a seamstress.

The pattern can be found on the Internet on paid and free pages or by adding dimensions to the appropriate programs, you can search in magazines or use the services of a seamstress or model it yourself.

The main thing - the construction of the pattern should match your size, to be accurate and properly constructed.

The step-by-step process of making a wedding dress is shown in the following figures. Such a dress is not difficult to sew.

A simple option would be to transfer the finished pattern from the magazine to a large thick sheet of paper using carbon paper, you can take the old unnecessary wallpaper. Make a piece.

If you did not manage to find the desired model and work with the drawings does not cause difficulties, then you should start working with the construction of the basic pattern. By the way, you can ask for a ready version of it in sewing shops or search in the same magazines, on websites.

The drawing of the basic pattern begins with the base grid. Further, according to the formulas, points are plotted and connected with segments, forming the neckline, shoulder bevel, main darts, armhole, waist and dress length.

As an example we will model the wedding dress Godé. Fabric for a dress can be any dress, for example satin, taffeta, tracery. It should be borne in mind that it is fitting and allowances should be minimal.

Sequencing:

• On the front and back patterns, move the darts and draw a cut line, as in the photo below. When you open the dress you will have a front, consisting of three parts and a back - of 4 parts. The central part of the backrest consists of two parts, as a secret zipper will be sewn.
• Design a neckline dress.
• The length of the pick as you wish. And the shuttlecocks are not taken into account, that is, the length to the place of their sewing is measured.

Pattern shuttlecock, like a belt, is done separately. It is advisable to cut the shuttlecock solid, without seams, and if it does not work out, then make it out of 2 parts. When assembling the seams of the shuttle shall coincide with the side seams of the dress.

Depending on the length of the dress, the shuttle can be selected at its discretion.

The finished pattern can be transferred to the main and lining fabric.

Discover:

• for the front - 2 parts of the side and 1 part with the fold of the central part of the outer and lining fabrics;
• for the back - 4 parts, 2 of which are side from similar fabrics;
• for shuttlecock - 1-2 parts from the main fabric;
• for the belt - 2 parts.

It is worth noting that the facing of the neck and armhole repeat the bodice of the dress.After cutting, reinforce them with thermo cloth.

Also, you will need metal bones or regulin for the side seams of the front and back, and for the neckline of the dress.

• Separately sew the front and back details and iron the seams.
• 7 mm from the line of each of the connecting seams before the line, starting from the relief seam and ending with the waist line. The drawers are obtained, in which the bones are stretched. Their length should be less than the length of the drawstring at 1 cm.
• To keep the bones, shuffle side curtains at the top and bottom.
• Make the same drawstrings on the back. Then sew it with the front on the sides and lay a line at the top of the bodice for the bones. Insert them and stitch drawstring.
• On the back sew a secret zipper.
• Wrap the bottom of the dress and sew a shuttlecock.
• Reinforced with thermo-woven piping, sew with details of the lining material, and then sew the parts of the front and backrest.
• Now you need to sew the lining to the main fabric. To do this, fold them facing each other and stitch along the neckline of the bodice and zipper. When you twist the dress, the seams on the lining will remain on the wrong side. Be sure to iron them.
• Sew on the bottom of the lining and sew in secret stitches, so you will close the place of sewing the shuttlecock. The edge of the shuttlecock also tuck and hem with hidden stitches, you can overlay.
• Details of the belt fold to face each other and stitch away, leaving a small section, then to unscrew it. Remove the stitched belt and iron the seams well. And not wired edge handle a secret seam.

• You can sew a belt to the dress at the junction with the flounce and tie it to a bow or just tie it beautifully at the waist.

The following video describes in detail the technology of sewing a corset.

In the course of tailoring, of course, the future bride tries on the separate parts or elements of the dress, which were chopped up or fastened with pins. But when the outfit is already formed, the final fitting takes place. At this stage, the dress form is adjusted and the result obtained is assessed, the fabric is decorated.

In conclusion, I would like to say that a custom-made wedding dress will be unique, which means that it will be advantageous to be different from the dresses of the other brides. Most of all at a wedding celebration in the summer, when there are no fur coats or capes.