This summer, I had the privilege to create several designs for a wedding - a custom brocade coat for the groom and a beaded lace illusion to complete the bride's dress. The bride had found - almost - her dream dress at a local consignment shop: a lovely silhouette and gorgeous lace, but she had imagined finding an illusion neckline like this one: After a few alterations on the dress she found to get the perfect fit, I built a mesh and lace illusion to coordinate with the original lace design. The first step was finding lace, matching both color and motif. The first picture shows the design detail on her dress, the second the material I found to match - something with enough of a floral design that I could use pieces to create the shape she was looking for. I started out by creating the base of the Illusion out of a slightly stretchy ivory mesh, with covered buttons on the back to coordinate with the buttons on the back of the dress. I used a narrow ivory ribbon to reinforce the button line. I covered my dress form and marked the neckline of the dress so I could lay out different options. The next step was trimming individual motifs from the sheet lace I found and creating the shape on the illusion. I tried different arrangements and tested them at a fitting to find the perfect layout, then moved on to beading the lace pieces. One of her accent colors for her wedding was rose gold, and the dress had a pale blush underlay, so we wanted to add hints of the rose gold in the beading to bring it together. Once the beading was done, the final step was to attach the lace pieces to the mesh, and the illusion was complete! I'll have more pictures for you soon - after a look at the groom's custom jacket!
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