DIY wedding dress - create a unique look

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

The constantly changing fashion is so diverse that it’s 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 take a month-long tailoring course or to master a new craft on your own. There are plenty of pluses: saving the future family budget and creating an original, unique dress.

On the Internet, magazines, catalogs, a large number of models of wedding dresses. And the first thing that his tailoring starts with is 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 advantages.

1. Special programs will help simplify the selection of style, 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, catalogs, magazines on this topic.
3. It is better to seek the advice of professionals. Going to a bridal salon is one such option. For a company, you definitely need to take mom or a sincere girlfriend with good taste.Unlike a virtual fitting in a wedding salon, you can in practice check the convenience of a particular model and the 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 options for finding a dress's style: 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 beautiful magnificent breasts, on this day it is better not to focus on it. Therefore, put a dress with a deep neckline aside. Large lace, lush ruffles also will not suit you. This also applies to a bustier dress made of satin, organza or silk.
• But on a bride with graceful small breast forms, a bustier dress and asymmetric cut dresses or Greek style will look perfect. Missing volume in the neckline will add draperies, embroidery or ruffles.
• If lush hips. Here, focus on 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 bare shoulders.
• A bride with an apple shape will be decorated with a new look wedding dress. This style will emphasize all the advantages, namely legs and hips, only you need to choose a dress less lush and not tight. A good decision would be to choose a high-waist model in the Greek style or a straight wedding dress.
• The “mermaid” model is very suitable for the bride with an hourglass figure;
• A tall girl in a magnificent dress will look like a real princess.

Specializing in fabric shops for wedding dresses will provide you with a wide selection of fabrics, colors and textures. For example, organza, satin, satin, all kinds of ribbons, nets, decorative elements and more.

If you are a beginner in sewing, it is better to opt for simple fabrics that do not require sewing skills. Also, when buying, you should clarify the possibility of combining various materials. For example, for satin with a shiny surface, matte fabric will be the ideal companion fabric, which will reduce its luster. Lace is suitable for any type of fabric. Using it, along with 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 exactly the color and material in which it will be comfortable and more suitable for you.

The selected model or invented must be transferred to paper. Before this, measurements are taken. To do this, ask relatives or friends or use the services of a seamstress.

The pattern can be found on the Internet on paid and free pages or by entering the sizes in the corresponding programs, you can search in magazines or use the services of a seamstress or simulate it yourself.

The main thing is that the construction of the pattern should correspond to your size, be accurate and correctly constructed.

The step-by-step process of sewing a wedding dress is presented in the following figures. This dress is not difficult to sew.

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

If you were not able to find the right model and working with drawings does not cause difficulties, then you should start by building a basic pattern. By the way, you can ask for a finished version of it in sewing stores or search in the same magazines and websites.

The drawing of the main pattern begins with the basic grid. Further, according to the formulas, dots are applied and connected by segments, forming a neckline, a bevel of the shoulder, the main tucks, armhole, waist and length of the dress.

As an example, we model a wedding dress Godet. The fabric for the dress can be any dress, for example, satin, taffeta, lace. It must be borne in mind that it is tight and allowances should be minimal.

Sequencing:

• On the front and back patterns, transfer the tucks and draw a cut line, as in the photo below. When cutting a 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, because a hidden zipper will be sewn.
• Dress the neckline of the dress.
• Choose the length of your choice. Moreover, shuttlecocks are not taken into account, that is, the length to the place of their sewing is measured.

The shuttlecock pattern, like the belts, is done separately. It is desirable to cut the shuttlecock whole, without seams, and if it doesn’t work out, then make it out of 2 parts. When assembling the seams of the shuttlecock should coincide with the side seams of the dress.

Depending on the length of the dress, the shuttlecock can be chosen at your discretion.

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

Find out:

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

It is worth noting that the neckline and armhole repeat the bodice of the dress. After cutting, reinforce them with a thermal cloth.

You will also need metal bones or regiline for the side seams of the front and back, and for the cutout of the dress.

• Sew separately the front and back parts and iron the seams.
• At a distance of 7 mm from the line of each of the connecting seams of the front, sew a line, starting from a relief seam and ending with a waist line. It turns out the wings, in which the bones are stretched. Their length should be less than the length of the drawstring by 1 cm.
• To keep the bones, reshape the side wings at the top and bottom.
• Make the same drawstring on your back. Then sew it with the front on the sides and lay the stitch at the top of the bodice for pits. Insert them and stitch the wings.
• Sew a hidden zipper on the back.
• Sew the hem of the dress and sew the shuttlecock.
• Stitching reinforced with thermal fabric, sew with parts of lining material, and then sew the parts of the front and back.
• Now you need to sew the lining to the main fabric. To do this, fold them facing each other and grind along the neckline of the bodice and zipper. When the dress is twisted, the seams on the lining will remain on the wrong side. Be sure to iron them.
• Turn the bottom of the lining inward and sew with hidden stitches, thus, you will close the place for sewing the shuttlecock. Tuck the edge of the shuttlecock and hem with hidden stitches, you can overlap.
• Fold the belt’s details facing each other and grind it, leaving a small area to turn it off later. Turn the stitched belt over and iron the seams well. And not sewn-on edge, process a blind seam.

• You can sew a belt on the dress at the junction with the shuttlecock and tie it on a bow or simply tie it on the waist beautifully.

The following video details the technology of sewing a corset.

In the process of sewing, of course, the future bride tries on individual pieces or elements of the dress that are drawn up or pinned. But when the outfit is already formed, the final fitting takes place. At this stage, the shape of the dress is adjusted and the result obtained is evaluated, the fabric is decorated.

In conclusion, I want to say that a sewn wedding dress with your own hands will be unique, which means it will be different from other brides outfits.Most of all at a wedding celebration in the summer, when there are no fur coats or capes.