DIY V-neck Tiered Dress
Hello, I made three dresses to wear on my trip to Bangkok during the Easter holiday and this dress is the first one I made. I will share another two in the next posts. I started working on this dress two weeks before the trip and I'm glad I managed to finish it on time, as well as my other dresses. This dress was fun and relaxing to sew because I made one before in a midi length, so this time I shortened the length until my knee and sewed it easily. For the fabric, I used a printed rayon from my stash and white cotton lining leftover from my previous make. For the pattern, I used my self-drafted pattern. At first, I didn't want to add the lining but I had to because the fabric was a bit transparent, the lining fabric wasn't enough and I connected the pieces to make the back skirt. Here is the look of the fabric after cutting and the skirt was pieces of a rectangle: the first tiers - front and back, the last tier on the fold ( I forgot to take the p
Making your own shoulder pads is a brilliant idea. Like you I don't like the stiff bulky pads you buy. Thank you for the link. I have tried making my own shoulder pads but didn't think of putting darts in them. Yours look great and will be most useful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your sweet comment, Kathy. Sure, I will use them someday :)
DeleteHana, what pretty shoulder pads.. Thanks for sharing this tutorial.I too. dislike the RTW shoulder pads, too big..
ReplyDeleteJudy, I am not the only one who's dislike RTW shoulder pads.
DeleteThank you for sweet comment :)
Not only are RTW shoulder pads big, they are often bouncy as they are made from foam rubber. This is a good idea - nice little pads that give just a bit of lift and shape.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your new series:)
That's why I prefer to make it myself. The RTW shoulder pads made me look like I have double shoulder!
DeleteThank you, Sarah Liz :)