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Prom dress with 188 feet of lace
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I made this without a pattern. I kind of just went for it. It’s my dream dress: big petticoat, big skirt, rows and rows of vintagey lace, yellow pleated waistband, draped lace bust, v-shaped corset and a big bow.
I first made the pleated waistband. I used a tutorial from SewStylish magazine that involves a 12" diameter cement cylinder and tons of string. It was a thousand times easier than actually having to fold each pleat, I really suggest you buy the issue if you have to ever make pleats. It’s got a girl in a brownish dress on the cover with like metal appliques on her dress I think. I can look up the exact issue if anyone cares. I first made it out of yellow satin but it looked too orangey so I redid it in the new yellow fabric. Then I made the skirt. I first made it out of cheap muslin (it’s like 6 panels maybe?) and then worked from the bottom up sewing each row of lace. I dyed the lace using ecru RIT dye but left some white. Then I attached the waistband to the skirt. I made the bodice by draping lace on an old strapless bra on a dress form. The top piece of the left side becomes the bottom piece of the right side and so on and so forth. I attached the bodice to the waistband and made the corset with grommet tape and ribbon. I then made a giant tube, ironed it flat, sewed it on and tied it. Wala, finished dress.
Material Notes
Yellow satin, yellow cotton, assorted lace and eyelet, ecru RIT dye, grommet tape, 1/8" ribbon, muslin, kite string, 12" cement cylinder, iron
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Sep 3, 2011, 04.48 AMby colours
This dress is BEAUTIFUL! I love it! Great job.
Jul 25, 2009, 09.44 PMby singinginsunshine
i adore this dress!!! so creative and beautiful; you did a marvelous job! just out of curiosity,does it have a built in petticoat? i love that full skirt!
Jan 25, 2009, 08.09 PMby heidimw
Ive always wanted to do lace but no patience! U absolutely ROCK! 10 STARS! this dress is way amazing!
Jan 19, 2009, 02.36 PMby nattyjane
gorgeous!
Dec 28, 2008, 05.10 PMby tzigane
Gosh… this is stunning! :)
Nov 8, 2008, 02.49 PMby cullenteam
brilliant:D:Dgreat job
Aug 30, 2008, 03.12 PMby sergeantaddie
this is absolutely beautiful and i envy your skill. i wish i could just sit down at the machine and turn out something as gorgeous as you have.
Mar 25, 2008, 05.00 PMby jinxychan
Beautiful! Thanks for the Sew Stylish tip!
Mar 25, 2008, 11.48 AMby milkyway
It’s very nice, I love it, great job
Mar 22, 2008, 11.09 PMby oonaballoona
wonderful! i grew up in south orange, your prom may even be where my prom was. sadly, i did not have the creativity to make exactly hat i wanted. congratulations & have a blast!
Mar 18, 2008, 04.36 AMby akwa
It’s an artful job. I like the idea of sewing many strips of material, creating a 3D surface, and the variation in lace colour. It is kind of organic.
Mar 17, 2008, 08.38 AMby jj1
A fantastic job, considering you are only 17. I wish I had spent my childhood sewing my own clothes like you.
Mar 17, 2008, 07.07 AMby sunnyb64
Wow— that must have taken an incredible amount of patience. Looks great though, and I hope you have a great time at your prom!
Mar 17, 2008, 06.41 AMby jessies
i think this i amazing you did a wonderful job i like the idea of using the strapless bra and i love the pleated waistline great job. the skirt is very cute i have been saving lace for something simmler to this so thanks for the inspration!!!
Mar 17, 2008, 12.08 AMby kallegrae
amazing! one of these days I’m going to tackle an entire dress instead of just turning out skirts. I love it.
Mar 16, 2008, 09.14 PMby owned
good job! it looks nice, i like the back. :)