How to Make a Lengthy Fitting Elegant Dress

• You can make a fitting elegant full dress(es) 

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               * For yourself

•              * Design the dress(es) for yourself, and only take it/ them to your tailor for finishing touches

•              * Design and make a dress(es) for (an)other person/ people

  •              * Give it as a gift

  •              * Sell it/ them to them

• Summary of Steps:

•              * Gather the necessary materials and equipment

             * Take your body measurements (or the measurements of the person for who you are making the dress)

             * Sketch the outline of your/ the other person’s frame on a flipchart or cleanable wall/ floor

             * Transfer the sketch to a fabric and draw the frame’s outline with chalk

             * Pin the fabric along the chalk line

             * Try the dress on

             * Make adjustments accordingly and use temporary stitches on the fabric

             * Do permanent stitches on the fabric using your needle or sewing

             * Finish

             * Rock the dress

Requirements (see the image below for the images of the below items)

• *A pen(cil) and a paper- If you will be following up with my upcoming projects, get a book/ notepad, where you can be storing your data in one source without the risk of misplacing some.
• *Scissors
• *A box of coloured chalk
• *A flip chart or two (unless you can sketch on your wall/ floor and clean it without much hassle

• Marker Pen
• Masking tape ($1) if you will temporarily paste your flipchart on the wall or floor when sketching your outline
• A box of 1 inch pins
• A razor blade or two for opening unwanted stitches or slitting button holes (if you want button holes on your dress)
• Zips (colour matching that of your fabric’s colour or a contrasting colour if you so desire You should have at least one 4-7 Inch zip and one 12-20 Inch zip
• A sewing needle(s); a sewing machine is an added advantage. You can also buy the handheld stapler-size sewing machine (less than $10) or a mini sewing machine (4” by 2” by 3”) about $20)
• A few sewing threads; Different colours. White, Black, Grey and beige are always neutral colours and should be in your initial starter pack. Remember to have a thread matching the colour of the material you intend to make your dress from
• A mirror: A full body mirror would be perfect so you can have a view of how the entire dress looks on you at once
• The fabric you intend to make your dress from (if you are small bodied, a metre of the fabric is more than enough). If your body size is on the higher scale, get between 2-3 metres). Choose any colour you fancy

Follow the steps above, or watch this video to come up with your dress