Anyone here any good at sewing??

[Sid's Girl]

Has anyone ever done a bustle for a dress? I just realized my daughter's dress for her school parade tomorrow is way too long in the back, it has a tulle train that drapes down from about knee high down about 2 feet behind her. I need to bustle this so she can wear it without tearing it to shreds or tripping over it and hurting herself. Is it as simple as just picking the tulle up in a few places and sewing it to the solid fabric at the hemline behind her knees? Sewing is deifnitely not my strong point but she'll probably stab herself if I just try pins.

[Ellie]

http://www.ehow.com/how_5078874_make...ding-gown.html

It's for a wedding gown but Im sure you can get it to apply

[Sid's Girl]

Originally Posted by Ellie http://www.ehow.com/how_5078874_make...ding-gown.html It's for a wedding gown but Im sure you can get it to apply

Thanks, that's pretty much what I had in mind, just wasn't planning to actually do buttons and loops. We'll see how it ends up. Here's hoping I don't wreck the dress.

[sorraia]

Good luck!

I sew... but I'm a "beginner". I basically buy a pattern that looks cute, buy the fabric and materials, then go to it, figuring out as I go. Can't really offer much advice unless I've already done it - and so far haven't sewed a dress yet.