How To Make A Wedding Gown Train

From sweep and fishtail to statement making monarch styles wedding dress trains are back in a major way. In order to dance and move around comfortably the dress must be bustled which nearly all dresses are.

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Some trains attach near the waist of the gown while others start higher up near the shoulders.

How to make a wedding gown train. Decide where you want the train to start. Put on your wedding gown and imagine the train is there or use a scrap piece of fabric to mimic it. Without a bustle gowns with trains will be stepped on all night long.

If the train is long enough you may be able to attach the hook end to the underside of the train still showing the beauty of the train and wedding dressthis step will take some double checking with movement in the mirror and a friend watching closely. When making your paper pattern attach a piece of string at the center back waist and put a pin through the other end of the string at the bottom of the hem. This way the shape and length can be fit to the bride.

Try the dress on. Measure their distance and sew a matching set of hooks or satin covered buttons to the spot on your dress where the train will be placed. Most wedding dresses come without bustles however.

Hold the string taught and move it around the hem of your train pattern marking the bottom of the hem with a pencil every 4 to 6 inches. To determine the amount of fabric needed use muslin to create a pattern. But is a wedding dress with a train right for you and your wedding day.

Hook or button your new train securely into place. Cut out the material according to the pattern to make your train. Attach the buttons or loops to the back of your wedding dress.

Video of the day. How to make a skirt with a train. Sew a row of eye closures or button loops to the top hem of the train with a neeedle and thread.

How to make a wedding dress sewing your dress add texture to your dress. Unless your dress is short or tea length youre going to need a one. The same goes for any lace thats used for detailing the dress and train.

Place them to match the attachments on the dress. If the train is wider than the width of the fabric use the two seam method to fix this issue. Pick up the train look for a hiding spot to attach hook end to then pin it up to the eye.

Theres a lot of. Sew all the way to the hem. Add loops or buttons to your train.

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