Wedding Dress Disassembly

 

It is so hard to cut into a pretty wedding dress.  But once I make that first cut, I start getting excited thinking about what I can do with different parts of the dress.  This dress was donated and she asked for 2 handkerchiefs made to use for her daughters for “something old” in their own weddings.  What a great idea and that’s an easy project for me.  

I had already cut away the under slip which included the stiff tulle from the dress.  That part I can’t use.  I might find a place that either can use it or a place that recycles it.  

  

The dress has a really long satin train with ornate lace and embellishments, I cut that off also.  I hand washed It since it was dragged around on her special day! I then air dried it.  It is long!  I can hardly wait to use it!

Once I cut the satin fabric from the bodice, it makes the bodice look so lonely! I cut the satin into 2 manageable sections.  Taking the bodice apart takes patience. I removed the sleeves, (which I use for the tiny gowns), took off the zipper ( to be used for other projects), and removed any snaps hooks and buttons.

I used a seam ripper to take off the embellishments. They have been hand sewn by the wedding dress creator.  So I’m undoing all their hard work!  I really can appreciate the price paid for gorgeous wedding dresses because of all the work to create that dress!

I try to use as much of the dress as possible!  I throw away scraps and parts I can’t use.

My next post will be about cutting out as many gowns and wraps as I can using only this dress.