Question: I just saw the perfect wedding dress, but I can't afford the price. I'm thinking on hiring someone to make it, and buying the fabric myself (my aunt told me that I could find cheap and good quality fabric in Los Angeles and since I have to go in one month I want to take advantage of the trip) I just need a little advise from someone who actually knows about fabric and wedding dresses. What kind of fabric does me need and how many yards of it? Thank you very much for your time and help!
Answer: It has a lot of fabric in multiple layers and will require many hours of seamstress work. I doubt you would find a seamstress who would charge less than $300 to $400 just for labor to sew something that complex plus the materials will probably cost you $400 or more for fabric, notions and fittings, especially that lace overlay. So you would end up spending from $700 to $900 for the dress anyway and not be sure how well it would turn out. You would be better off just buying the dress already made. It is probably sewn in Central America or Asia where the labor rates are low, that is why it is so inexpensive. Only simple gowns are less costly to have made to order here in the USA.
Answer: I had a dress taken in 4 sizes before. It wore and looked fine. First look for your own alterations lady. Then tell your mom that you appreciate the offer of her alterations lady but you found one and would like to use that person. Hopefully she will understand!! Congrats on getting married and I hope things work out for you.
If you lose that much weight u may ask the dress shop to stop the dress and order it say in fib for October and try to maintain your weight from that point taking a dress in more then 1 1/2 sizes will alter the bead work and better off making a dress from scratch. My aunt is a seamstress a well known one also she worked for some high end fashion designers. And has started her own line and she tells brides every time better start from scratch.
There is a lot of advice I could give you but the most important really, is to make sure your friend is a skilled seamstress. You don't want to spend as much on scrap fabric as you would for a dress itself (you can find cheaper versions of just about any dress online.) makes sure you know you are both on the same page and that she can back up the ideas with talent.
Answer: It has a lot of fabric in multiple layers and will require many hours of seamstress work. I doubt you would find a seamstress who would charge less than $300 to $400 just for labor to sew something that complex plus the materials will probably cost you $400 or more for fabric, notions and fittings, especially that lace overlay. So you would end up spending from $700 to $900 for the dress anyway and not be sure how well it would turn out. You would be better off just buying the dress already made. It is probably sewn in Central America or Asia where the labor rates are low, that is why it is so inexpensive. Only simple gowns are less costly to have made to order here in the USA.
Answer: I had a dress taken in 4 sizes before. It wore and looked fine. First look for your own alterations lady. Then tell your mom that you appreciate the offer of her alterations lady but you found one and would like to use that person. Hopefully she will understand!! Congrats on getting married and I hope things work out for you.
If you lose that much weight u may ask the dress shop to stop the dress and order it say in fib for October and try to maintain your weight from that point taking a dress in more then 1 1/2 sizes will alter the bead work and better off making a dress from scratch. My aunt is a seamstress a well known one also she worked for some high end fashion designers. And has started her own line and she tells brides every time better start from scratch.
There is a lot of advice I could give you but the most important really, is to make sure your friend is a skilled seamstress. You don't want to spend as much on scrap fabric as you would for a dress itself (you can find cheaper versions of just about any dress online.) makes sure you know you are both on the same page and that she can back up the ideas with talent.
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