Getting Started: Constructing the Bodice Foundation

There are many layers underlying a wedding dress and as I have learned, not what you might expect.  The foundation reinforces the structure and shape of the dress bodice, keeps the weight of the skirt from dragging the dress down and makes me look smooth and shapely!  I have enjoyed making this part of the dress even more than the rest because the drab cotton canvas and plastic bones get so cleverly hidden, no one will ever know it is there.

Dream Pattern Number Two

I think I bought this pattern more because of how much I liked the "retro" illustration, not for how much I thought I would use it!  I found the bodice on my original Vintage Vogue pattern difficult to fit perfectly since it strictly has darts to form the bustline.  I don't have experience working with those kind of darts and also had difficulty finding resources to help.  I turned to this pattern because the bodice is joined to the skirt at the natural waist just like the Vogue pattern, and the princess seams of the bodice are much easier to fit than darts.  I can still use the cuff around the top of the bodice from the Vogue pattern, so I basically have the same dress, but a lot less frustration.

Making a Mantilla Wedding Veil