It’s the end of the wedding dress posts! This week is mostly just a little wrap-up - all the links to the dress posts in chronological order, and a bunch of new photos of the dress!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 12: The Dress Meets The Embroidery
This week, yet another in a string of ‘moments of truth’ - the embroidery comes off the frame, is cut into pieces, and finds itself sewn to the bodice of the wedding dress!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 11: Skirt Construction and Dress Assembly
This week, Project Wedding Dress starts to look like an actual dress- the skirt is constructed, the bodice is joined, and the zipper is attached! We’re a bit about the drama today with one minor and one major catastrophe, but it all came right in the end!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 10: Bodice Construction
In this post, we’re taking a couture techniques deep dive into the hand sewing that was involved in sewing the bodice of my wedding dress! two lines of basting stitches, three layers of silk, and one very pretty result!
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The Big Reveal: Wedding Photos are Here!
It’s time! This week It’s a quick break from the ‘how I did that’ of the wedding dress posts to show you some of the wonderful pictures we have from the day! Yay! Disclaimer: This post is VERY photo heavy. Perhaps the most photo heavy post I’ve ever posted. Please don’t hit the button if you have limited data available!
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We're Married, and I'm Back!
Guess who’s MARRIED! That’s right! I promise there are more photos coming, but in the meantime, here’s an update!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 7: Tambour Beading (again)
Tambour Progress again! Here’s the second half of my tambour beading update, with lots and lots of shiny photos! The wedding dress is coming along nicely if I do say so myself!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 6: Starting the Tambour Beading
This week, I’ve finally taken First Stitch on my wedding dress! This installment is all about designing the embroidery, setting up my slate frame, and the very first stitches on my wedding dress.
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 5: Something's Gotta Give
This post has been a long time coming: It’s Project Wedding Dress update time! Sit down, brew up some tea, and enjoy the ride! Today’s post covers my Wedding Dress radio silence as of late, along with the drafting of the bodice pattern and building my slate frame.
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Things, Stuff, and Catching Up.
It’s life update time! I’ve got a whole pile of half-finished things to tell you about, and we’ve got a bit of a change coming up with the blog. I’ve been spending more time with the wedding dress, and things are finally coming together!
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