Alterations- a dress from India

I had an interesting project this month- alteration of traditional dress from India.

I learned that a traditional cut was very simple - rectangle pieces of fabric sewn together. The dress didn’t have any darts, armhole, neckline, or sleeve cap, however it had beautiful embroidery. I decided to change the cut and add all missing elements such as:

Bust darts – for more flattering fit

Neckline- for inserting the collar more easily

Armholes- to fit the sleeve better

Add  sleeve gussets and sleeve cup for the best sleeve fit

Shorten dress skirt  for a custom height.

I really enjoyed working on the project  and I especially liked the final dress version.

 

The Denim Dress

Miracle of Alteration- transitioning from Jacket to Lined Vest

A few weeks ago, I decided stop at the local thrift store to see if there was anything I could not to live without. Surprisingly, it was one of these days when store ran 50% OFF on everything. One of the very kind shoppers offered me a coupon and it just made my day. I found a few very interesting pieces which could be easy transformed into something what I would love to wear.

One of the pieces was a Design Jacket made of Embroidered fabric. It had hook and eye center front closure and the size smaller than I usually wore, but it didn’t stop me from purchasing because the amazing price $3.05 was irresistible.

I decided to make a vest and add lining, so exposed embroidery threads on inside of the garment could be completely covered.

I loved the final result and the vest fitted me perfectly.

I’m looking forward to start another project!

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