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Make your own wedding dress (are you crazy?)

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Planning a wedding is already stressful enough for most people, but if you want an added challenge, why not make your own dress?

On the plus side, no visits to stuffy bridal parlours, and you'll have the pleasure of creating something utterly unique, to your exact measurements and with all the detailing that you ever dreamed of -- skills and time permitting. Sound good? Once you've got a few ideas together, take a look at the patterns at Sew Direct, the official site for McCall, Butterick and Vogue patterns.

The bridal range is pretty good, though naturally there are a few humdingers, and the designs look like they'll be easy to customise so you can get a designer look for a fraction of the price. Prices start around £13.50 but remember to factor in fabric and other materials costs.

[Via Bridalwave]

Posted by AbiSilvester on January 24, 2008 in Custom Clothes | Permalink

Comments

 

I am this mad. This is exactly what I'm doing. Though I'm half cheating... I'm making the skirt and paying someone to make me a custom corset top

Posted by: Nikki | January 28, 2008 3:59 PM

 

actually making your own dress is probably the best thing you could do as a woman, especially for the memories, and the fact that you can say you made it. it would be a perfect thing to show off and to pass down to your children. wow, great idea :)

Posted by: Jillian | February 12, 2008 3:45 AM

 

I plan on doing the same thing myself :)
I wouldn dream of wasting so much money on something i could make myself.
xXx

Posted by: rachael aka peyote | May 10, 2008 2:16 PM

 

i would love to be able to make my own dress but im not that talented. I have an image in my head of my perfect dress but have no way of creating it :( any sugesstions that can help me achieve my perfect dress without costing me the earth????

Posted by: Angela | July 28, 2009 5:59 AM

 

i love makin stuff

Posted by: dork | August 5, 2009 10:38 PM

 

Wondering where the wedding dress pattern shown on this website is from? the one that is backless and has a drape neck? Love it and can't find it anywhere!

Posted by: Rachel | September 1, 2009 3:37 AM

 

Hi Rachel,

I happened to be looking through 2000+ patterns on this site and came across this exact pattern! Hope you look back at this post and find it! Here is the link: http://www.sewingpatterns.com/search.php?new_category=search&search=dresses

Posted by: Wantana | October 23, 2009 12:25 AM

 

Did anyone make there own appliques for there dress and if you did how did you do it.

Posted by: Amanda | November 29, 2009 8:52 PM

 

Welcome me to the club, ladies! I'm crazy and making my own gown too...a rather ambitious ballgown with fully embroidered top and beads everywhere. On the sane side, I still have 10 months (I started making it about 2-3 months ago on my free time), I'm spending only $100 (or lower) for the materials, and I've been sewing clothes for my dolls, and eventually, myself, since I was in elementary school. So given that, I guess I'm not that crazy making my gown after all. Plus, at least I'm getting the design I want, and be beaming, not just with love, but also with pride on my project, at the big event.

Posted by: Sophia | January 6, 2010 1:00 AM

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