When to start the process

When is the best time to start the process of creating your dream wedding dress, bridesmaids dresses, mother of the bride and groom, flowergirls etc etc.? There is so much to do in so little time. I would say that a time frame of 3 -6 months is a great time to give to get your wedding dresses made. If your dress is more complex in nature, ie. very wide skirt, lots of beadwork, lace work, diamante applied techniques, frilly skirts, historical type of wedding dress styling, a time frame of 6 months is better as this requires a huge amount of work by hand and extremely wonderfully delicate finishes.

When a chantilly lace, beaded lace of beaded netted fabrics are to be chosen for the weddinggown then a lot of hand work is required to create the perfect looking gown. The fabric needs to be used in such a way that the dress presents 'whole' in its finishing. What i mean by this is that lace cannot be cut in panels just roughly. if the lace is in sections, each section needs to be cut out and reapplied to the finished garment to give an overall finished look. The lace sections must be whole section over seams and hems, definately not cut through it to reveal a half cut and frayed piece of lace. The hems and necklines also needs to be finished with the lace edging, by handstitches and then some beadwork to finish it neatly.

In my next post i will discuss more on the application of beaded fabrics to the weddinggowns and other dresses needed.

Historical gowns

I am absolutely thrilled to have this blog about Historical weddingdresses. I have always said that i was born in the wrong century, i just need pads and my sewing machine in the victorian times. I have a passion for creating wedding gowns, especially historical ones. Searching and finding tips and ideas on how to professionally create them has been a long process, but i have finally got all my information in a row.

I believe in every girl there is a fantasy about the most gorgeous gown, seeing them on television, movies and books. In this blog i hope to discuss, advise and inform brides to be about the dream gown, how to obtain one, the processes involved and who to choose to make it.

may this blog serve to be a fun and informative process of discussion.