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Subject: pageant dress making Author: Caitlin [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11:06:48 07/28/10 Wed Author Host/IP: CPE-60-225-35-224.nsw.bigpond.net.au/60.225.35.224 hi, im a high school student from Australia and for my major project in textiles i am going to be making a pageant wear collection. I would just like to enquire if anyone knows any commerical patterns with a basic structure that i could alter. partically in a cup cake style skirt as it will be high glitz. Also i would like to know if the bodice is boned and what type of trimming should i apply to the neckline as i want to incorperate ribbion flowers onto it. many thanks, Caitlin. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: pageant wear Author: sp [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:02:45 07/29/10 Thu Author Host/IP: NoHost/168.11.49.2 Good luck with your project. There are many different ways to make a pageant dress but if you get a basic pattern with a bustier style bodice and add straps to it and put boning in the seams at least on the sides and back you should do well. Trims can be pretty much anything you want, many craft and fabric stores have trims that work nicely. Yu can look on dresses for sale on ebay and get some ideas too. As for the skirt, there are as many different tricks as there are dressmakers and there are some on this board that sell patterns or you could go with a ballerina style skirt pattern and modify for your needs. Most high glitz pageant skirts have 30 or 50 lb fishine serged into the hem to give a curl so the skirt does not go flat. "cupcake" style means different things to different people but it usually means you have several overlayers (3)one shorter than the other stacked and sewn over the ruffle layers so it ends up in the shape of a cupcake. Skirts can be tricky so be patient. This is a very ambitious project for high school, again good luck. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]