Mirror Dress |
Last update: March 16, 2010 Mirror Dress ~ Belt ~ Brooch ~ Crown ~ Cloaks |
| The lace I choose was the "Rebecca" pattern sold at Walmart. It seemed to have the pointed flower look and had some natural shine to it. It was bright white though so I tea-dyed it to get a more cream color. I then added beads to the lace flowers. Each one took an hour. |
| Rather than use a bought pattern, I created my own based on this drawing. |
| When I first made the dress the fabric wasn't big enough to make the sleeves long enough. I then learned about using an 'invisible seam' which goes along the lace pattern to add length. |
| The first underdress was a
simple A-line sleeveless gown made out of cotton. When I
upgraded it, I used a cream colored polyester soft satin
and added an additional layer of a white stretch string
tee sewn right into the lace. Because it is attached at
the sleeve seam which is covered with pearls, it is
virtually invisible. I altered the back of the tee with bra fasteners which gives me support and shape. |
| I couldn't see any more detail on the collar than this picture on the left. I wasn't sure how to do it, so I improvised. I sewed a small strip of material to the edge and then hand sewed the edging. Later, when I beaded the dress, I put at each 'bump' a set of three glass seed beads. |
