Amazing Dress Transformation

I was so thrilled with the work our seamstress did on this brides dress; I had to share it!



A bride ordered the style shown below in white but needed 3/4 length sleeves and wanted to know if we could add a detachable train. I knew the seamstress had done some amazing remakes so I told her we could and ordered extra fabric.


I was so excited to see how the dress was transformed with 3/4 length sleeves.

The back with the matching waist pleating.


The pleating unhooks to reveal snaps for attaching the detachable train.



The full backview with the lovely train.



I was so anxious for the bride to see it I made these pictures to e-mail her before I shipped it. She was a pretty laid back bride to let someone remake her dress without seeing how it would turn out! Obviously, she was pleased with it!

Good seamstresses are a dying breed. If you have the slightest interest in sewing you should seriously consider learning to sew and do alterations. It is a rare skill that pays well.

That Which is Put in....Taketh From the Garment

Recently, I came across this scripture again, "No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. Matt.9:16" I understand my post isn’t the exact interpretation of the scripture, however it does bring to mind the truth that on a patched garment fabrics do not match, drawing adverse attention to the garment which results in a poor appearance.

Many of us only hear stories of the embarrassing days of having to wear a patch on your clothes never having experienced the shame for ourselves.... or have we?

Bringing honor to our King, the Lord Jesus Christ is our purpose in a world that year by year grows darker in unrighteousness. What a great opportunity we have to honor the LORD. One way many Christians choose to give honor is by adorning themselves in modest clothing.

However, in the world of formal wear, modest and formal are foreign to each other. The term, formal gown, seems to mean revealing gown. Some try to take the world’s formal gowns and make them modest. As admirable as that is, the result usually “takes from the garment”, drawing adverse attention. Leaving nonbelievers with the impression that modest formal wear means botched formal wear. Standing out in a negative way does not point others to Christ, but to the person wearing it and “that which is put in.”

For years, Christians have settled for patching their formal wear with tied or pinned wraps, “it’s the closest I could find” fabrics or an “it will have to do” jacket, but things have changed now! No longer do we have to settle for second best, we can have the “whole” dress!

Ladies it’s time to move on to the best when it comes to representing the Lord in our formal wear. There are modest formal gowns in styles and prices for everyone. Even hand made gown, (not homemade) can look nice. You may have to search a little more but not as much as you will search trying to find fabric to match the other one you're considering:) Let's..."give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. I Timothy 5:14 Let's purpose to wear the best formal wear for the Lord.

Recent Bridal Shows

We are off to a great summer start. Our first bridal show was in Monroe at the conference center on the South Peidmont Community College campus. It was rainy evening, but we had a good time and met some very nice brides and mothers.

The next week we were in Greenville, SC for the Wedding Festivals show. If you've never attended one you must go!! They are the most professionally done shows I've ever seen, offering many great decorating ideas besides the vendors booths.

Take a moment to view the slideshow from their recent show...

http://weddingfestivals.blogspot.com/

I was very pleased with our booth displays, as were many others who complimented on them.

Even with the power outage in Greenville, (another stormy evening for a show) the emergency lighting added a wonderful ambience to our gowns, just as if it were a candle lit ceremony.

Our gowns were also well received during the fashion show.

Our next show is the Sword of the Lord Conference in Walkertown, NC, July 27-31. We'll be showing clearance formal gowns up to 75% off. Great back to school shopping;)

We'll be attending the Wedding Festivals in Asheville, NC on September 24. I hope we'll see many modest brides there as well.