Hello Dhaaarlings...
Despite still feeling completely knackered...
Princess has pressed on with the workload as she has a Debutant Gown... as it turns out... to deconstruct and then reconstruct before Saturday...
When taking on the job Princess thought that there would be very little re-working required as the gown seemed simple enough to alter.
A little in at the waistline and up an inch and a half at the hem...
Silly me... by the time the client came for the initial fitting... We had ddecided that we wanted straps altered on the bodice, more taken in at the waistline and we had changed from wearing high heels to flats which meant that the length had to be shortened by 4 inches....
I have had this project on the go for the past week and a half initially thinking that I could simply detatch the bodice from the skirt and shorten it from the waistline... Ok for an inch and a half.... but not for a full four inches..
The gown consists of a heavy satin underskirt which is fully lined and then not one but two outer layers of crystal organza...
The outer layer has an applique of guapure lace on net... machine sewn at the hemline.
Needless to say... this lace had to be unpicked and removed by hand... which took me 2 days to complete!
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| Half pinned Hem detail... |
The under gown was then re hemmed at four inches and the two layers of crystal organza cut and hemmed to the correct length.
I'm currently in the process of re pining the lace back on to the hemline in readiness to commence machine sewing it back on tomorrow....
Not only did the lace edging have to be removed and re-sewn but the bodice is heavily embroidered lace on net and highlighted with silver sequins and clear glass seed beads.... During alteration many of the beads and sequins had to be removed to make sewing the seams easier and so now... they too need to be re sewn by hand...
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| Bodice Detail |
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