where can i find a bridesmaid dress sewing pattern with lace up back?

Answer 1

Simplicity 4143 is one.

Answer 2

What you're looking for may not exist, and may require some creativity on your part. First of all, do not limit yourself to bridesmaids dresses. Look at all dresses until you find a couple with lace-up backs. Maybe even look at some lace-up blouses. Try going to the websites of McCalls, Simplicity and Butterick and search through the dresses. Don't limit yourself to special occasion dresses. You may find some that are short, casual dresses, that are pictured with cotton floral fabrics, and may be sundresses. Don't worry about that, as long as the back that you are looking for is featured in the pattern. Now look for other patterns that feature the front, sleeves, and skirts that you are looking for. You see where I am going with this? You may have to piece two, or even three patterns together to get what you want. If it's just a matter of lengthening the skirt, you may be able to do it without a pattern. If you are not a highly skilled seamstress, you may need to hire someone to help you out. But if you have some skill, you should be able to put the patterns together to make one cohesive dress. Just look at where the two pattens would meet, and see if the styles will meld. If you're using the top from one pattern and the bottom from another, for example, they will meet at the waist, which shouldn't be too hard, especially if the waist on both patterns are similar. You can try making it in muslin first to make sure it works before cutting into the expensive fabrics.

What makes any dress a bridesmaid dress is the choice of fabric (fancy for a fancy occasion,) the lenght of the dress (long for a formal occasion,) and the fact that all the bridesmaids in the wedding party wear identical, or semi-identical dresses. Beyond that, you can use any pattern or combination of patterns to achieve that look.

It's been a while since I've purchased a pattern, but the fabric stores around here used to run specials, such as 'Buy one Butterick Pattern and receive a second for $1.00.' If you're on a tight budget, these specials will help.

If you own a dress with a lace-up back, you can try using that as a template for making the bridesmaid dresses. I own a book called "Making Patterns from Finished Clothes" that gives step by step instructions on how to make the pattern without taking the item apart. This would only work for bridesmaids that are all pretty much the same size if you only have one dress, though. Try Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com to pick up a used copy of the book. Or if you are skilled, you can try making the patten without the book. The book might help you from making simple mistakes, though. It's a pretty basic book.

Answer 3

Other than a lace up back, was there a certain neckline or skirt you wanted on the dress? If you happen to find a top you like, you can combine another pattern for the skirt you want.

Try http://sewingpatterns.com/
they have a lot of pattern companies listed in one place.

Answer 4

It relies upon on the prevalent of the gown. Low high quality outfits frequently use a satin-like fabric. If it rather is vivid finding, i does not use it. in case you pick to renowned what bigger high quality outfits (like kind-call) are frequently made up of, they use severe high quality lace, that may not scratchy, and thick so it won't placed on out or be torn particularly, and that they frequently use fabric it particularly is principally cotton, the thickness would rely on the season this is recommend to be worn in. They use ribbons that don't fray fairly so particularly, and are not vivid. i'm hoping I helped.

Answer 5

You could do a search on the internet or go to a large and good department store (in the UK probably somewhere like John Lewis) - otherwise how about searching on ebay?

Answer 6

ur local harberdashery shop will do them or a remnant shop or else fails try the charity shops