So here is my design for my Wedding Dress.
And these are the Inspirations:
How To: The Bottom of the Dress
Materials: Tulle, Thread, Ruler, Scissors, Pattern and Patience, lots of
Patience. I purchased this roll of tulle at Joann's, you can buy tulle
from the bolts also but this requires less cutting. My inspiration
picture used feathers; I'm using tulle to cut cost. But it will
still have a light feather feel. I am buying 3 rolls of the tulle and
2 things of thread for about $6. (Using a coupon) I am scared to
think what they paid for that many feathers. Yikes!!
Start by unrolling the tulle and measure out 1 foot. Repeat 4 times.
Making 4 layers. Cut a piece of thread to about 16 inches since you
will need room to tie knots on both ends of the string.
*Note* This is how I am doing mine, this is completely customizable.
If you want a fuller skirt have more layers of tulle, for a thinner skirt
have less layers of tulle. Also the tulle doesn't have to be a foot long
that was a length I felt was long enough to be most efficient and not
to difficult to work with.
Thread a needle and tie a knot on one end.
Line up cut sheets of tulle. (Much easier said then done) If pieces are not
all the same size cut ends to make them all even. Proceed to sew
the pieces together.
Tie knot on the other end of the thread once tulle is sewn end to end.
Make a template using cardstock. Since I am trying to make the tulle
look like feathers I wanted a template that was long and thin.
This template is 6" tall and 1" wide. I then folded it in half and cut one
end at an angel. I then marked on the template about an inch from the
top so I know where to stop cutting when I put the template against the tulle.
Place the template on one end of the tulle strip with the pointy end facing
the side without the seam. Make the first cut on the left side of the template.
Then proceed to cut the right angle of the template and then up to the mark that
was made on the template. Take the cut piece and flip it above the seam so
that it is out of the way and move the template to cut the next strip.
Repeat down the entire lengh of the tulle strip.
This is what the strip will look like once all of the cuts have been made.
I have made 19 of these strips so far and it takes about 20 minutes to cut
the tulle from the roll, line up the pices, sew them together and then cut
the bottoms. Using a sewing machine will save about 4 minutes. Based
on my size and the fullness that I want I think it will take about 3 rolls
of the tulle to complete the bottom of my dress. ie repeat the previous
steps 57 times. Remember I added in the begining that patiece was one
of the needed materials. :)
This picture is about 4 completed strips (or 16 pieces of tulle) on top
of each other seperated by about an inch.
