Comments on: How many yards of fabrics do I need to make a prom dress? http://homecomingpromdress.com/520/how-many-yards-of-fabrics-do-i-need-to-make-a-prom-dress/ The Perfect Homecoming Dress Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Murph http://homecomingpromdress.com/520/how-many-yards-of-fabrics-do-i-need-to-make-a-prom-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-3913 Murph Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:25:17 +0000 http://homecomingpromdress.com/520/how-many-yards-of-fabrics-do-i-need-to-make-a-prom-dress/#comment-3913 Buy a pattern and it will tell you. I would not attempt to make a prom dress without a pattern. Buy a pattern and it will tell you. I would not attempt to make a prom dress without a pattern.

]]> By: kay http://homecomingpromdress.com/520/how-many-yards-of-fabrics-do-i-need-to-make-a-prom-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-3912 kay Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:23:51 +0000 http://homecomingpromdress.com/520/how-many-yards-of-fabrics-do-i-need-to-make-a-prom-dress/#comment-3912 Depends on the design. Strapless dresses actually take a fair amount of fabric because they need both underlining and lining in the bodice (as well as boning). Skirt design can take many, many yards. Start with a pattern for the dress you want to make, and then choose the size by her actual measurements (pattern size is different (and larger) than ready to wear sizing), and then read the back of the pattern envelope to find the amount of fabric actually needed. Your cousin is just a smidge shorter than the height targeted by the misses' size range of patterns, so the fabric amounts listed on the envelope are going to be adequate for her. I'm a little concerned that you're starting with a strapless dress... you don't sound like you've got a lot of sewing experience, and strapless dresses have to be carefully fitted or they become either muffin top dresses or topless dresses. A dress with even spaghetti straps is going to be easier to fit and sew. Depends on the design. Strapless dresses actually take a fair amount of fabric because they need both underlining and lining in the bodice (as well as boning). Skirt design can take many, many yards.

Start with a pattern for the dress you want to make, and then choose the size by her actual measurements (pattern size is different (and larger) than ready to wear sizing), and then read the back of the pattern envelope to find the amount of fabric actually needed. Your cousin is just a smidge shorter than the height targeted by the misses’ size range of patterns, so the fabric amounts listed on the envelope are going to be adequate for her.

I’m a little concerned that you’re starting with a strapless dress… you don’t sound like you’ve got a lot of sewing experience, and strapless dresses have to be carefully fitted or they become either muffin top dresses or topless dresses. A dress with even spaghetti straps is going to be easier to fit and sew.

]]> By: cowmookie http://homecomingpromdress.com/520/how-many-yards-of-fabrics-do-i-need-to-make-a-prom-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-3911 cowmookie Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:26:36 +0000 http://homecomingpromdress.com/520/how-many-yards-of-fabrics-do-i-need-to-make-a-prom-dress/#comment-3911 it really depends on what she wants exactly. cause nowadays prom dresses come in all sorts of length. check first to see how long she wants it it really depends on what she wants exactly.
cause nowadays prom dresses come in all sorts of length.
check first to see how long she wants it

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