DIY V-neck Tiered Dress
Hello, I made three dresses to wear on my trip to Bangkok during the Easter holiday and this dress is the first one I made. I will share another two in the next posts. I started working on this dress two weeks before the trip and I'm glad I managed to finish it on time, as well as my other dresses. This dress was fun and relaxing to sew because I made one before in a midi length, so this time I shortened the length until my knee and sewed it easily. For the fabric, I used a printed rayon from my stash and white cotton lining leftover from my previous make. For the pattern, I used my self-drafted pattern. At first, I didn't want to add the lining but I had to because the fabric was a bit transparent, the lining fabric wasn't enough and I connected the pieces to make the back skirt. Here is the look of the fabric after cutting and the skirt was pieces of a rectangle: the first tiers - front and back, the last tier on the fold ( I forgot to take the p
Hana that tunic is TDF - I love the beading it sets the plain black off so well. looking forward to sewing with you through 2014! Happy New Year. Jacqui
ReplyDeleteHello Jacqui, thank you so much for your lovely comment :-) Looking forward to sewing with you too!
DeleteHana, Great job on your tunic.. Looks so pretty on you.. Happy sewing.
ReplyDeleteHi Judy, I love to hear that! Thank you so much for sweet comment :-)
DeleteWhat a pity you couldn't wear it at Christmas - maybe your birthday or wedding anniversary might be a good time. It is a really lovely little dress - it hangs nicely, suits you and the beading is beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah Liz, actually I have done the dress three days before Christmas but the work on beading took longer time than I thought. Anyway, I should remember to plan better next time :) Thank you so much for such sweet comment
DeleteSuch a lot of work in the beading! It looks fabulous. Hope you get a chance to wear it soon.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy, thank you very much for lovely comment :-)
DeleteOh, dear Lady! I think you should wear that dress asap, it's lovely! Love the addition of beads you made on the neck line, it was worth all the work!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for lovely comment, dear Rosy! For sure I'll wear this dress asap :-)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I LOVE your new dress! You looks so pretty in it! I can imagine the time you spent on the beads, but it's worth it, they turned out so well! Now you have the perfect dress for a special ocassion!
ReplyDeleteHi, thank you so much for your compliment! I spent so many hours on beads that I forgot to count :-)
DeleteOh yes! I am so happy with my new dress and can not wait to wear it :-)
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