by Dee Dee Anderson | Nov 12, 2021 | Day in the life of a Bridal Alteration Seamstress, Events
I traveled 4 hours to Boise with my husband to attend this wonderful sewing professional training conference. Covid cancelled the large event, but they put together a smaller retreat for those who could come. So much planning and coordination took place to make this...
by Dee Dee Anderson | Jul 14, 2020 | Day in the life of a Bridal Alteration Seamstress
Day in the life of a Bridal Alterations Seamstress Well, today I am hemming a lace dress. But this lace hem is a bit different, so I thought I would show you how I did it. This hem has a sheer netting border below the lace. It is important to keep that...
by Dee Dee Anderson | Jun 21, 2020 | Day in the life of a Bridal Alteration Seamstress
Pregnant and Getting Married! I received a phone call from a mother of bride. Her daughter was 7 months pregnant and getting married in 2 weeks. They were frustrated with the gown shopping process. The salesgirls were putting this bride in huge dresses that would...
by Dee Dee Anderson | Jun 19, 2020 | Day in the life of a Bridal Alteration Seamstress
This dress has incredible beadwork on chiffon. The hem border would be lost if I hemmed it from the bottom. The best alternative for this dress is to hem from the waist. The bride also needed the torso shortened in the back. I would have needed to remove the bottom...
by Dee Dee Anderson | Jun 18, 2020 | Day in the life of a Bridal Alteration Seamstress
This dress has an amazing lace. The only issue is the lace edged hem. This lace edged hem has an extreme high-low difference. We are talking about a 4” high low. That means from the bottom of the lace to the top of the scallop there is a 4”...
by Dee Dee Anderson | May 19, 2020 | Day in the life of a Bridal Alteration Seamstress
Today I received a sweet text from a former beautiful bride with pictures. Back in January and February I worked on her dress. Long before this Covid 19 stuff was affecting the USA. The bodice needed back and shoulder lining with a back zipper added to the...
