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 Wedding dress will be four layers - ivory silk/cotton blend for the lining, pink silk crepe back satin, ivory lace, and ivory embroidered chantilly lace as the top layer. |  Silk organza understructure |  Understructure coming together under the close watch of Angela Lansbury and Murder, She Wrote |
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 Fitting the understructure for a perfect shape |  Second fitting - before the pink silk arrived. Bride was in Long Beach, I was in Dallas! |  Second fitting |
 Adding horsehair for extra stability |  Layers coming together |  Layers coming together |
 Draping the sleeve cap |  Adding silk organze selvege to stabilize sleeve cap lace |  Fourth fitting! Setting the belt level |
 Working out the back closure |  Appliqueing belt |  Sewing chantilly lace trim back onto hem of dress |
 Setting button position |  Cutting silk for bias tape binding |  Binding the white lace seams so that they seem to disappear on the pink underdress |
 Final fitting! With attendant admirer |  Bustle |  Front view |
 Back view |  Buttons! |  Closure |
 Sleeve cap with lace applique |  Applique of heirloom lace piece onto belt |  Surprise for the dinosaur loving groom embroidered inside the lining |
 At the venue |  Here comes the bride! |  Mr. and Mrs. Scheier |
 In action... |  Twirl! |  Happily ever after... |
Dressing Mrs. Scheier
A bespoke wedding dress for my dear friend Jennifer.
The challenges - the bride was in Long Beach and I was in Dallas!
And I was 7-8.5 months pregnant!
Many flights, crepes, and some swollen ankles later, a beautiful dress for a storybook wedding was born.
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