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22 July
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Project of the Week
MARILYN TROUSERS
Wear Them High: The New High Waist Marilyn Trouser
Make the Marilyn Trouser to Suit You
Like them but not your style? Try our Flared Leg Bella Pants!
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Tuesday: Article of the Week
My Sewing Room
Peer into designer Alison Dahl's studio space!
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Wednesday: Member Project of the Week
Clear as Mud-Cloth Dress
This is the first dress that BeNew has ever made
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Thursday: Blast from the Past
Allie
Relax and lounge in this awesome robe
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Friday: Technique of the week
Basic Sewing and Pattern Making Tools
Learn the basics of pattern making
Jul 22, 2008, 12.11 PMby nehmah
Hello Pipistar, I’ve both made and altered beaded gowns. The reasons for snipping the threads and removing the beads, rather than smashing them, are two: First, the shards from the glass beads cut threads of the fabric, especially sheer fabrics. Second, you will need to resew beads to any area that’s visibly missing beads. While this might not be noticed on a costume, a gown is always looked at by other women. It’s also good to keep them for replacement (I learned this while doing alterations in a formal wear shop. Most better RTW manufacturers attach a small bag of replacement beads for this purpose). I realize that she might never wear the dress again, but she might want to sell or give the gown to someone. Cordially. Nehmah