dressmaker. It must of course be someone with experience and a reputation for excellent work.


Just as important however is that dressmaker and bride-to-be think along similar lines otherwise the dress will only finish up as a compromise between their ideas and taste.


because storing such a large and complex garment can pose not a few problems in the average home.


Don’t run away with the idea however, that hiring is a budget priced option - far from it. It can cost up to a thousand pounds or more to hire a really exclusive model but many brides feel it’s worth it to look really exclusively stunning on their wedding day.


If the dress is to be made- to-measure, it is important to choose the right


Just as important too is time. Even the most gifted dressmaker cannot make up a dress of the importance and intricacy of a wedding gown, over night. If it is to look right there must be several fittings because it is almost certain, alterations and variations to the basic design will need to be made during the process. It is always so!


Having found the dressmaker the design can be chosen. Most dressmakers will be able to provide a selection of pattern books but the bride-to-be can just as well look elsewhere.


She can even provide sketches of her ideas. Some dressmakers too will be able to sketch a design from their own flair and imagination, after seeing the bride-to-be and considering her ideas.


Time should be taken in selecting the design or


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the final product won’t be quite what was at first envisaged. It is essential here to listen to advice. The dressmaker will know what works and what doesn’t, with due regard to the shape and size of the wearer.


Selecting the fabrics comes next. This can be almost as much fun as wearing the gown. The anticipation and imagination can run riot but again, the advice of the dressmaker must be followed.


Not all fabrics lend themselves to all designs. The fall of the fabric is a great part of the way any dress hangs, and if it is to be really flattering, it must hang just right.


There are some traditions of long standing concerning the making of a wedding dress. Many are regional, some are passed down from mother to daughter.


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One of the more charming and nationally followed is that of the dressmaker sewing a hair from her own head into the hem of the gown.


This originally ensured that the dressmaker did not place a curse on the wearer of the gown out of jealousy. If she did, it would surely fall upon her own head as well as that of the bride.


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