This is not a new dress (although I have finished my new evening dress and will show it here soon!) This is an old dress I made about three years ago, out of lovely matte stiff silk taffeta for the…
Tag: ballgown
Rosetta ball gown, yet another picture…
I found this picture, a partial view of the back of the dress. Thanks Lily for pointing that out! And I thought I’d covered all angles… Now I’m back in the laundry sewing room working on my stash. Top secret…
“Rosetta” ball gown
I’m going to take time to mention the cause that we are supporting tonight as it is such an important one; the Amanda Young Foundation. This non-profit foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of meningococcal disease, to raising funds to…
Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 6
My dress is finished and I planned to put it on and take a photo of the final appearance for today, but you know what? I realised I should probably wait until tomorrow to take a photo of it,…
Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 5
Have I made any progress on this ballgown? Yes heaps, although to the casual observer it wouldn’t seem like much. First, the draping of the fashion fabric across the corset bodice. This took me a loooooooong time to get a…
Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 4
Husband sadly working all this long weekend so I’m planning to get a lot done on my ball-gown. Following is today’s effort… Cut out the skirt pieces, sewed side seams, inserted the zip into the centre back. This sounds simple,…
Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 3
OK. This may not look like a lot of progress has been made, but it’s taken time nonetheless. Firstly, the shot silk taffeta petticoat has been hemmed, by hand… And the lining of the petticoat has been hemmed, by machine……
Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 2
I apologise for the lack of progress pictures on this dress. Pretty much I’ve had heaps of work and errands to catch up on, and am restricted to sewing in a more limited amount of spare time than I’m used…
