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| Wedding Dress Pattern by McCall's |
May marks the official beginning of the wedding season and Craftdom is planning a series of posts on this subject.
Making your own wedding dress could be a way to save money and still have the dress of your dreams. While you are not supposed to come up with a masterpiece of the needlecraft as the one created by Sarah Burton and the Alexander McQueen team for Catherine Middleton (now Duchess of Cambridge), there are many patterns, fabrics and ready laces you can choose between. Of course, you do need to be a confident sewer in order to tackle the task at its best.
Craftdom's research on wedding dress patterns lead to a few interesting websites.
- McCall's - The McCall Pattern Company was founded in 1870. It designs, manufactures, markets, distributes and sells sewing patterns and instructions for women's, men's and children's fashions, accessories, costumes, crafts and home décor. Nowadays the company has three brand names for clothing; McCall's is the one with contemporary fashion trends.
- Vogue Patterns is McCall's couture line.
- Butterick is McCall's classic line, dedicated to fashions with timeless appeal.
- Wedding Patterns is the website of Australian designers Suska and Andrew Dunshea.They have fifteen years experience designing and making patterns and have won four Fashion Industry of Australia awards for evening wear whilst designing for the label Tour. Apart from the full dress pattern, you will receive sewing instructions, helpful hints and further details for decorating the gown. I like the classy and romantic mood of the designs.
- Wedding Dress Creator - This is a free to use online dress design program that allows you to graphically create your wedding dress. You can choose between numerous variations of the neckline, midriff and silhouette, and also include accessories, gloves, etc. It is easy and fun to use, and the ready designs are printable.
- So Vintage Patterns - wedding gown patterns from the 1930s onwards.
This two articles provide some useful additional information:
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