Lorraine’s This2That

This wedding dress has a story, really it has several stories.  Four beautiful brides have worn this wedding dress.  When Anna was engaged and wanting to wear it after her mother, aunt and sister had already worn it. Anna is a very beautiful petite young woman so the dress consumed her small figure.  Her mother had read an article about the "Sewing Wizard" and how I can re-purpose and transform clothing.  So I get a phone call to set up a consultation.  Anna flies in from Chicago and we meet.  We discussed what she wanted so I had an idea of where I would start.  The challenges working with an already constructed wedding dress is you don't have the luxury of continuous fabric.  The challenge is what makes this craft such an art.  Seeing the transformation in stages and meeting with Anna several times coordinating her flights to Colorado made this one of my most favorite masterpiece.  Weddings always mark much "LOVE" and working with this...

This is an amazing transformation...Sue wore this wedding dress nearly 48 years ago and her daughter Anna will be wearing the new refashioned wedding dress tomorrow.  It has been a work in progress and it turned out just BEAUTIFUL! The necklace she is wearing here has lace piece from the dress in a glass bead to make it into a pendant!  Something old and something new!

This is one of the many special sentimental ways of passing on to the younger generation. First as a wedding dress and now as two grand-daughter dresses and purses. I can't think of a more sentimental way to pass a little history on. I'm sure they will treasure these precious gifts.

I have to cut up this beautiful wedding dress to make two adorable dresses for two grand-daughters. They will be so special and sentimental.