2nd update on sister's prom dress

Here's the latest update on my sister's dress.

So far I have sewn the skirt and lining together to finish the hem.

I pinned the skirt to the bodice to check the length of the dress and to make sure the hem was level.

 

 

Next step the dreaded organza skirt overlay!

This material is awful to sew, it frays, snags, tears, rips, it's basically evil stuff but it does look gorgeous.

To start with I sewed all the seams on the skirt; remembering to leave the space for the zipper on the back pieces.

 

I decided to use a twin needle for all the seams on the overlay to reinforce them.

 

Once I had sewn all the seams I then finished them by folding over once then once again before pinning them in place.

Using my twin needle again I sewed close to the edge and through all the thicknesses of the organza to enclose the raw edge.

I pressed all the seams flat and then I gathered the overlay up so that it would fit before pinning it to the dress ready to sew.

It's starting to come together but there's still plenty of work to do before it's finished.