Since life has been consumed by wedding research and planning lately instead of making items for the Etsy shop, I thought I’d post some of the sewing-related tips I plan to use.

The bridesmaids are deciding between a handmade silk dupioni skirt or one of a few designer dresses.

vs.

for example. The left one being the Glam Wrap Skirt from Martha Stewart’s Blueprint Magazine, the right - Melissa Sweet Style 102.

While buying up a few yards of silk dupioni from favorite fabric store Stone Mountain yesterday, the woman at the cutting table whose name I don’t know unfortunately told me about an article in this month’s Threads Magazine about sewing draped skirts. I was super-excited to find it online this morning in Hit Your Mark with Darts, especially after seeing the end product:

Purty! A little more involved but still manageable, I think. It also requires less fabric than the Blueprint method: probably no more than 1-1/4 yards of a 44″ bolt, as opposed to 2-1/4 yards of a 54″ bolt (although for the latter, my bridesmaids could probably get away with just 2 yards of a 44″ bolt).

Other online Threads Magazine videos/articles to look at later:

Video Tip: Making and Using a Muslin
Boning - Not Just for Corsets
Video Tip: Helpful Hints for Sewing Silk

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