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beaded silk dress – the beading took way longer than I thought it would – and I actually had to do it twice because I had macine stitched the lines in gold thread first which ended up distorting the bodice, bah!!
Material Notes
the dress is actually in 2 layers: the top layer is made from a pink-red vintage silk organza sari brocaded with gold thread; underneath is magenta silk dupioni; the bodice is lined with bemberg.
I used the border of the sari around the hem edges of the pleated skirt sections
oh, and there are beads
Difficulty
Novice
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Jun 24, 2008, 02.19 AMby mallenna
Love the dress!
Apr 13, 2008, 02.31 PMby melinareadytolearn
hello i love this dress it is so beautiful, this is melina from a site we chatted on last night. i wonder if you can make this dress reversible and with just the detail on the top and not the bottom. It would look great in red and black i think.
Dec 13, 2007, 03.18 PMby biancasewsbrains
You truly are the Brocade Goddess!
Dec 13, 2007, 12.25 AMby yoshimi
this is stunning!
Dec 12, 2007, 06.55 PMby katrena
this is a beautiful dress!!
Dec 12, 2007, 11.14 AMby atmomma
Beautiful dress! I love the beading.
Dec 12, 2007, 09.33 AMby mirela
Fab!
Dec 12, 2007, 09.05 AMby lcavagnolo
Oh my, this is absolutely gorgeous!
Dec 12, 2007, 09.00 AMby fashion1
yes, it´s really beautiful and the fabric also!
Dec 12, 2007, 08.39 AMby sunnyb64
Wow, this is stunning! I’m in awe that you did all the beading yourself.
Dec 12, 2007, 08.26 AMby senasews
Oh another wonderful creation. This looks great, too!