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Sewing dilemma – matching seams with …

LilaThabit | Posted in Machine Embroidery on

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I bought my wedding dress, but now I am wondering about potential alterations.

I ordered a Monique Luo gown. It is embroidered english net over crepe. Here is a picture of it:

http://www.moniquebridal.com/Products/Simple.asp?ModelNo=2

I ordered the cafe on ivory instead of the blue on white shown here.

Being a plus size, I had to order the dress in a 24, but 24 was my chest. My waist was a 20 and my hips an 18!!!

You can’t really tell from this picture, but there are princess seams.

Will they be able to alter this and match the pattern at the seams? Or will I have to live with the mismatched patterns?

I figured if the seams were taken in on the side, even if it was mismatched, it may not be so obvious, but I wondered if that would “distort” the dress since it has princess seams as well.

Any help would be most appreciated!!!!

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  1. Marilyne | | #1

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    You will pretty much have to take in all of the seams if you do not want the dress to look distorted. Princess seams are the easiest to alter and are usually the most successful since the fit can be close to perfect. If you are not going to do it yourself then make sure that you use a skilled seamstress and you should have great results..it is a beautiful gown!! good luck....Marilyn

    1. karen_morris_ | | #2

      *Lila, this gown is gorgeous! I'm not sure why you're worried about 'matching' the embroidery design, since the embroidery placement looks fairly random on the gown. Also, it thins out as you reach the hip area, where you need the greatest alteration.I agree with Marilyn's advice....if you take up all the seams in a balanced way, it should be very successful.Have fun!

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