Burda Style For people who sew

31 January, 2012

• 07:43 PM

  mic9970 added the project called Zuhair Murad copy

  

  This dress was made for a prom. My customer had seen a Zuhair Murad dress on the runway and wanted it copying – not surprising as it’s a couture dress and would have been about £10,000! We simplifi…

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• 03:04 PM

  mic9970 added the project called 'Flapper' Bridesmaid dresses

  

  These 3 bridesmaid dresses were made to compliment the Art Deco wedding dress (see my other projects). After hunting for a suitable ‘flapper’ pattern to no avail, I made them from scratch, practici…

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• 02:51 PM

  mic9970 added the project called Art Deco Wedding dress

  

  This wedding dress was made using Vogue pattern 1015. The bride wanted a 1930’s Art Deco feel and fell in love with the pattern as soon as she saw it. we replaced all the flowers with hand beading …

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18 November, 2011

• 06:31 PM

  mic9970 commented on the project My autumn wedding dress

  OMG – that is stunning. Beautifully made and a gorgeous style. One the nicest wedding dresses I’v…

  

• 06:30 PM

  mic9970 favorited the project My autumn wedding dress

  

21 September, 2011

• 09:49 AM

  mic9970 favorited the technique How to sew a perfect baby hem

  

15 September, 2011

• 08:03 PM

  mic9970 commented on the technique step Join lining to outer fabric

  I’ve just realised that if you understitch after your step 7, going through all layers to the zip…

  

• 07:34 PM

  mic9970 commented on the technique step Turn outise in and handstitch lining

  Yes please!

  

• 07:32 PM

  mic9970 commented on the technique step Join lining to outer fabric

  What I mean is that if you understitch the lining you can’t then turn the ends back like in your …

  

9 September, 2011

• 12:47 PM

  mic9970 commented on the technique step Join lining to outer fabric

  How do you then handle the understitching of the lining? I have been trying in vain to discover a…

  

22 August, 2011

• 05:30 PM

  mic9970 commented on the project Recycled christening gown

  Sort of. I had a free pattern for a little girl’s dress that had come with a sewing magazine in t…

  

11 July, 2011

• 01:57 PM

  mic9970 added the project called Recycled christening gown

  

  ‘Recycled’ because this is actually made from her mum’s wedding dress! It took a lot of positioning to find clean, undamaged pieces to use but luckily the wedding dress had a massive skirt so lots …

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• 01:52 PM

  mic9970 added the project called Communion dress

  

  This project was for a Holy Communion dress made from duchess satin with a sparkle organza overlay, covered buttons on the back, embroidered initials on a belt and an organza flower. It is very loo…

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• 01:47 PM

  mic9970 added the project called Peachy prom dress

  

  A peach prom dress based on Vogue 8150. This customer had seen some dresses she liked and wanted to use elements in each to create her own dress. We decided on a peachy pink crepe which flowed beau…

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• 01:35 PM

  mic9970 added the project called Short and sassy wedding dress

  

  This dress was for a customer wanting a simple, short wedding dress for a registry office wedding. She couldn’t find what she wanted in the shops so we went through a number of different styles in …

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• 01:25 PM

  mic9970 added the project called Zesty shift dress

  

  This silk fabric was left over from another project and it seemed a shame to waste it. The pattern is Butterick B5211 and is probably the easiest dress I’ve ever made, yet it looks so effective. Al…

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• 01:19 PM

  mic9970 added the project called Zesty 60's dress

  

  A lady came to me with some lovely but bright lime green silk and a dress pattern and said ‘make this!’ so I did! I added a black silk belt for contrast. There was even enough left to make her a se…

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