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Just a few days before the ceremony, you try on your wedding gown wedding gown and find that strapless empire waist prom dresses , with all the recent partying, you gained a few pounds. As you push and pull to get the zipper up, bridal and prom dresses you hear the unfortunate "ping," which indicates that the zipper has broken. You are not really handy with a sewing machine, and you do not have the time to take the dress to a dressmaker. Even if you could replace the zipper, tiffany prom dresses design tea length prom dresses gowns tea length prom dresses gowns the new one would make the dress just as tight. The best solution is to replace the zipper in your wedding gown with a fashionable corset back.

Difficulty:

Moderate

1. Deleting the Zipper

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     Set aside a clean flat work area without any sharp edges that could snag the wedding gown. Place the gown face down, so that the zipper is showing.

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     Use a seam ripper to separate the zipper gently from the dress. Remove all loose threads.

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     Measure the length of the zipper with a ruler. Determine how much of that length you want to be corseted and how much of the seam (i.e. wedding dress sales statistics wedding dress sales statistics, from the bottom of the zipper) you can finish by hand. Remember that you need to be able to easily slip on the gown as well as slip out of the gown.

     Depending on where the top of the dress reaches on your back toddler flower girl dresses gold , the length of area for the corset laces could extend 10 inches or longer. Use straight pins to mark this measurement.

   Adding Corset Loops

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     Mark with straight pins every 1 inch along both seams (where the zipper had previously been) on the inside of the dress. This is where you want to insert the corset loops made of cording. Ensure that both sides of the dress match.

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     Cut each cording loop about 3 inches long, using a scissors. Loop it into a "U" shape and pin in place. Each loop should go slightly outside the dress and meet the loop on the other side of the dress. Sew with a needle all the loops into place on the inside of the dress. Be careful not to sew all the way through the dress; the stitching should only show on the inside. Remove all pins.

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     Thread the silk ribbon through the corset loop holes from top to bottom. End in a perfect bow. Before threading the ribbon, attach some embellishments that match your wedding dress wedding dress --- such as sequins, beading or seed pearls --- onto the ribbon for extra flair. Ensure that these embellishments lie flat enough along the ribbon, so that they fit inside the loops.

Tips & Warnings

Try on the gown throughout the process to make sure it will fit properly. The benefits of a corset are that it allows for extra room, but it can still be tied as tightly or loosely as you like to provide a perfect fit.

If there is too big of a gap between both edges of the fabric under the corset lacing and too much skin shows, you may wish to add a modesty panel of white lace or chiffon under the lacing. Have an assistant safety pin the panel in place (leaving in the pins) before she laces up the gown; or you could add some snaps to secure the panel in place.

You can also purchase corset kits that replace the zipper on gowns .

References

• Sew Kansas Blogspot; Corset Back Dress; February 2011
• Sew for Dough dresses for wedding party dresses for wedding party; Adding a Corset Back to Your wedding dress ; February 2010

Resources

• Camo Formal: Corset Back Kit to Replace the Zipper in Your Dress

• Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images;

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