Wedding is the most important occasion in anyone’s life and it needs a lot of attention for the preparation of the final day. There are a lot of preparations for the wedding day and among these the most important one is regarding the supplies of the bride. The most important requirement of the bride is the selection of the wedding dress. As every bride wants to look gorgeous on her wedding day, the first thing for which she starts shopping is the wedding dress. Every bride wants to choose a wedding dress which suits her personality. There are hundreds of wedding dresses stores which offer different designs with different prices. The price normally depends upon the fabric and the design of the wedding dress. The most important thing while buying a wedding dress is the fit of the dress on your body and personality.
Since the market is full of thousands of wedding dresses, the first difficulty is the selection of dress among all available options. For this you can explore the internet and the good fashion magazines. The good thing about online shopping is the availability of catalogs according to which it gets easy to choose the dress. Also if you have budget constraint, you can look for a cheap wedding dress as well. If you have decided to buy a wedding dress online, then you must check the other related details as well to avoid any future problem.
Before you buy a dress from a local wedding store or online, you must be clear about the style and design of the dress. If you will be specific about the style, it will make your shopping easy; otherwise you will just waste your time among thousands of styles.
One of the most important things while buying your dress is the coordination of your design with the wedding theme. If the theme is traditional, then you must wear a formal dress. If the wedding theme is beach, then you should wear a wedding dress which is less formal. So you must select the dress according to the theme of your wedding.
Remember if you are buying your wedding dress online; do not forget to take a trial to check the fitting and suitability of the dress. You can also compare the prices both online and in the local shops. This will help you to buy a dress within your budget.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
How to Hem a Wedding Dress?
Hem is very important to give a perfect finishing touch to any bridal dress whether you are going to sew your dress by yourself or you are going to make some alterations in the already made dress. Hem can be sewed either with the help of machine or by hand stitching. Hand stitching is preferred over the machine stitching as it will help to hide the stitches and maintain the flow of dress smoothly. The first important thing to start hemming is to get the right length of the dress and you can ask some one to help you in taking the right length.
Procedure:
Before you start making hem of dress, make sure that you have all the necessary equipment for the stitching. Now follow these steps:
1. First thing you must do is to put on your wedding dress with shoes which you will wear on the special day and now stand in front of the mirror.
2. Now take the right length of the dress and cut it short for the exact length if it is required. Leave almost 2 inches to hem the dress. Take the length which is comfortable for you.
3. Ask your helping person to mark the length with pins and measure the extra fabric.
4. Now you can take off the dress and cut the extra fabric marked by your helper. You must make sure that you have cut it off evenly.
5. Now you need to fold the edge of the fabric almost half inch inside and press it to make it flat. But use the heat of iron according to the type of fabric.
6. Now again fold the edge almost half inch according to your choice of hem and place the pin to hold the fold.
7. Put on the dress again to check the length and ask your helper to place the pin to make it wider or narrow according to requirement.
8. Repeat the process of ironing the hem and make it flat.
9. If dress has line, then take the edge of lining to fold and press.
10. Now you must stitch the top edge from the fold and stitch it in a way to avoid showing any stitches. For the lined dress, you can stitch the outside edge of hem to the lining of hem to avoid hiding any display of stitches.
So these are few easy steps through which you can give a great finishing touch to your wedding dress to make it a perfect fit for you.
Procedure:
Before you start making hem of dress, make sure that you have all the necessary equipment for the stitching. Now follow these steps:
1. First thing you must do is to put on your wedding dress with shoes which you will wear on the special day and now stand in front of the mirror.
2. Now take the right length of the dress and cut it short for the exact length if it is required. Leave almost 2 inches to hem the dress. Take the length which is comfortable for you.
3. Ask your helping person to mark the length with pins and measure the extra fabric.
4. Now you can take off the dress and cut the extra fabric marked by your helper. You must make sure that you have cut it off evenly.
5. Now you need to fold the edge of the fabric almost half inch inside and press it to make it flat. But use the heat of iron according to the type of fabric.
6. Now again fold the edge almost half inch according to your choice of hem and place the pin to hold the fold.
7. Put on the dress again to check the length and ask your helper to place the pin to make it wider or narrow according to requirement.
8. Repeat the process of ironing the hem and make it flat.
9. If dress has line, then take the edge of lining to fold and press.
10. Now you must stitch the top edge from the fold and stitch it in a way to avoid showing any stitches. For the lined dress, you can stitch the outside edge of hem to the lining of hem to avoid hiding any display of stitches.
So these are few easy steps through which you can give a great finishing touch to your wedding dress to make it a perfect fit for you.
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