tambour-bead-progress — **Project Wedding Dress**

Start to Finish: The making of my Wedding Dress

Hello! If you’ve found yourself here I feel pretty confident that I know what you want. Think of this page as a chapter list - you can choose the sections you want to read and skip around, if you like. If you want to read everything in order from the very beginning, scroll all the way down to the bottom of this page - you’ll be able to use the navigation at the bottom of each post to click to the next “chapter”. If you’re working on your own wedding dress and you want to talk through something, I’d love nothing more than to have a little chat! Please send me a message!

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Jun 4, 2019

Coming Down from the Wedding Dress: Back to Basics

Jun 4, 2019

I’m back! This week, it’s a short one with a few thoughts on what it’s like to not be working on the wedding dress anymore, along with a few projects I worked on when I got my mojo back. Don’t worry, the mojo’s back in full swing now!

Jun 4, 2019

May 1, 2019

Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 14: The Photos, and the End.

May 1, 2019

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!

May 1, 2019

Apr 22, 2019

Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 13: The Hem Party and Finishing Touches

Apr 22, 2019

The big day! This week’s post is the last of the dressmaking (though not the last of the wedding dress posts!) - I’m showing you how my friend Jay helped me level off the hem, how a group of eight fabulous sewing ladies got together to help me hand hem the dress, and a few other finishing touches.

Apr 22, 2019

Apr 8, 2019

Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 12: The Dress Meets The Embroidery

Apr 8, 2019

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!

Apr 8, 2019

Mar 31, 2019

Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 11: Skirt Construction and Dress Assembly

Mar 31, 2019

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!

Mar 31, 2019

Mar 21, 2019

Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 10: Bodice Construction

Mar 21, 2019

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!

Mar 21, 2019

Mar 4, 2019

Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 9: Dyeing the Fabric

Mar 4, 2019

This week, it’s all about the colors! This was the process I went through to dye the three complimentary layers of my dress’s silk circle skirts - some tricks I learned along the way, and the error in judgement that resulted in the most wonderful wedding arch drapery.

Mar 4, 2019

Feb 28, 2019

Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 8: Corselet Construction

Feb 28, 2019

Today, I’m back to the Wedding Dress Progress Updates! Come along as I tackle the corselet - the structural underlayer - of the dress, and also wax rhapsodic on boning issues in modern dresses.

Feb 28, 2019

Feb 25, 2019

The Big Reveal: Wedding Photos are Here!

Feb 25, 2019

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!

Feb 25, 2019

Feb 19, 2019

We're Married, and I'm Back!

Feb 19, 2019

Guess who’s MARRIED! That’s right! I promise there are more photos coming, but in the meantime, here’s an update!

Feb 19, 2019

Dec 10, 2018

Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 7: Tambour Beading (again)

Dec 10, 2018

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!

Dec 10, 2018

Dec 3, 2018

Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 6: Starting the Tambour Beading

Dec 3, 2018

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.

Dec 3, 2018

Nov 29, 2018

Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 5: Something's Gotta Give

Nov 29, 2018

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.

Nov 29, 2018

Sep 17, 2018

Things, Stuff, and Catching Up.

Sep 17, 2018

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!

Sep 17, 2018

Apr 8, 2018

Project Wedding Dress Chapter 4: Fabric and Supplies

Apr 8, 2018

In which our blogger [finally] gets around to the next wedding dress video, nerds out slightly about fabric, and tries on Mom's wedding dress!

Apr 8, 2018

Nov 13, 2017

Project Wedding Dress, Chapter 3: Padding my Dress Form

Nov 13, 2017

Today, I've finally padded out my dress form in preparation for the dress! I've made a quick time lapse video detailing the progress of recreating my measurements in foam, and also found some helpful links if you're looking to pad a form of your own.

Nov 13, 2017

Oct 24, 2017

Project Wedding Dress, Chapter 2: Sketches and Plans

Oct 24, 2017

In which our intrepid Wedding Dress Maker presents: A sketchbook, some fabric swatches, and a whole lot of planning.

Oct 24, 2017

Sep 25, 2017

Project Wedding Dress, Chapter 1: Research

Sep 25, 2017

This week, I've posted a new update on the progress of my handmade wedding dress! I went shopping for dresses, found styles that I liked, didn't like, and was surprised by, and now I'm finally ready to start the fun part! (Just kidding, it's really ALL the fun part)

Sep 25, 2017

Aug 21, 2017

And So it Begins: My Handmade Wedding Dress

Aug 21, 2017

A new beginning: the introduction to Project Wedding Dress, a few thoughts, and my first vlog post as well!

Aug 21, 2017