Wedding Dress Tips

Your wedding may be the only time in your life you have the opportunity to have a garment custom made just for you! Often you can have the style you want and the fit you need, and still beat discount prices for wedding dresses!

Our site offers a variety of bridal fabrics suitable for wedding gowns. Our Sewing Hints have an extensive selection of tips for completing wedding dresses quickly and expertly. If you are looking for wedding dress patterns, we offer a large selection including patterns and ideas for wedding headpieces.

You can also find books and a full line of sewing notions to help you complete your wedding project.

Alencon Lace Trims —Sewing with the Elegant Import
Alencon lace, which is made in France, has separate woven floral pattern motifs on a net ground. Alencon lace does wonderful things for wedding dresses.

Applying Sewing Trims to All—Over Lace
All-over lace often has an edge that can be cut off to use as a lace trim. The color and texture then matches perfectly. Lace on wedding gowns is exquisite.

Applying Lace Appliques
Lace appliques can be sewn to wedding gowns or mother-of-the-bride dresses easily and economically.

Boning for Wedding Gowns and Bridal Dresses
Suggestions for applying boning to sewing patterns in wedding gowns.

Sewing Elastic Buttonloops to the Bridal Gown
A line of buttons on the back adds elegance to wedding dresses and can be done without undoing the seamstress--if you use elastic button looping.

Sewing Bead Fringes and Drops
Embellishing wedding dress patterns with fringes and drops can add a distinctive touch without the need to deviate from the pattern.

Embellishing Lace with Beads, Pearls & Sequins
Laces embellished with beads, pearls and sequins have elegance, charm and sophistication. An easy way to get creative with wedding dresses and to generate a look of elegance.

Sewing Fabric Roses
Fabric roses can be made from very tiny to quite large and they can be made from silk chiffon to Peau de Soie satin. Wedding dress patterns are easily enhanced with this simple yet effective designer treatment.

Sewing Horsehair Braid Hems
Horsehair braid is loosely woven from transparent strands of nylon thread. Sewn into the hemlines of wedding dresses, the braid slightly stiffens the lower edge, softly maintaining the shape of the garment. This is the type of addition you can make to wedding dress patterns that will give your finished project the look of designer wedding gowns.