Sewing Circle: Mystery collar treatment
Q: I have a question that I am really hoping you can help me with. I absolutely love the dress the bride is wearing in these pictures:
Do you have any tips on how to go about re creating it? The collar is my favorite part and it has me completely puzzled! Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
My response to Jessica...
A: That is a beautiful dress! Although the pictures are all kind of small, so it’s hard to tell exactly… if it’s a vintage dress, those petals sort of remind me of some vintage pieces I’ve seen of lightweight fabrics with satin edge stitching to finish the edges, but they also kind of look like appliqués. This tutorial from not long ago might give you a similar look. Although, you wouldn’t need the interfacing, and you might want to do a decorative topstitch to add some detail to the edges.
As for the scallop shape of the neckline, you can do that using any basic dress pattern and just add the shape you want. Try it out on some scratch paper first, and make sure both sides are symmetrical, but cut both the fashion fabric and the lining (or facing, or whatever you’re using) with the scallop shape, and then very carefully trim the corners etc. when you press and turn (and understitch or topstitch). Does that make sense?
Readers, have you ever seen a tutorial for a collar or petals like are on that dress? Any ideas to help Jessica recreate such a pretty look? Love to hear!
Do you have any tips on how to go about re creating it? The collar is my favorite part and it has me completely puzzled! Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
My response to Jessica...
A: That is a beautiful dress! Although the pictures are all kind of small, so it’s hard to tell exactly… if it’s a vintage dress, those petals sort of remind me of some vintage pieces I’ve seen of lightweight fabrics with satin edge stitching to finish the edges, but they also kind of look like appliqués. This tutorial from not long ago might give you a similar look. Although, you wouldn’t need the interfacing, and you might want to do a decorative topstitch to add some detail to the edges.
As for the scallop shape of the neckline, you can do that using any basic dress pattern and just add the shape you want. Try it out on some scratch paper first, and make sure both sides are symmetrical, but cut both the fashion fabric and the lining (or facing, or whatever you’re using) with the scallop shape, and then very carefully trim the corners etc. when you press and turn (and understitch or topstitch). Does that make sense?
Readers, have you ever seen a tutorial for a collar or petals like are on that dress? Any ideas to help Jessica recreate such a pretty look? Love to hear!
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