Sewing My Wedding Dress 🪡｜Part 3/5｜Sewing the Bodice｜DIY Wedding Dress

I’m so excited to present to you this third video in this series on how I made my wedding dress because now that the planning and preparation steps are complete, I can start showing the actual sewing process! From carefully marking and cutting out the pieces, to delicately gathering tulle with my fingertips and painstakingly hand basting and hand stitching each element in place, this video shows the process of constructing the bodice of this dress in detail and I hope you enjoy it!
Wedding dress sketch, pattern design, and invaluable help by Camille de Saint Léger 🌸
Her website: www.camilledesaintleger.com/
On Instagram: camilledesa...
You can also find me here:
Instagram: / sarah__naomi_
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:09 Starting cutting and sewing
7:03 Bodice transparency issues
12:40 Cutting out layers of the tulle skirt
13:31 Draping the bodice with tulle
15:40 Update: draping results
18:35 Conclusion
Music:
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[@k.r.murphy4301]

I would LOVE to know how to sew. I’m really enjoying these video, especially since each of my two sons are getting married within the next 11 months. Thank you!

[@soniahinson6372]

Thank you so much for taking us along with you on your wedding dress making journey. It really is delightful watching it all come together. Just beautiful.

[@Sarah_Naomi]

I'm so glad you're enjoying this series! Thank you so much 😊

[@NatalieOrr]

What a beautiful bodice! I would be so nervous too with those stunning fabrics but I trusted you 100% to create something gorgeous and precise and you absolutely did! Congratulations 🥳 I absolutely can’t wait to see the movement of the finished dress!

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you so much! I can't wait to share the final result and have a reason to wear the dress again! 😂

[@Anisiya13]

C’est toujours un tel plaisir de vous retrouver et de se laisser bercer par votre univers et d’être hors du temps pendant quelques précieuses minutes

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Merci beaucoup, c'est très gentil ! 😊

[@k.r.murphy4301]

Je suis d’accord!

[@justinetrouillet9007]

So nice to watch you at work. Your excitement really is palpable. The bodice is gorgeous!

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you so much!

[@Northandsouthsewing]

Oh, so lovely! It is really coming together. Such a monumental undertaking and I cant imagine that you could have wanted it any different than it is!

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you so much!

[@elainemariesews2683]

Your videos have been very helpful and informative in showing your process, I am very much looking forward to your next video on creating the skirt.

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you! I'm glad this series is helpful and that you're enjoying it!

[@Chickcarlin]

So cool to see how you made the bodice! You are so talented ❤️❤️

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you! 😊 ❤️❤️❤️

[@Northandsouthsewing]

Hahaha. Love your flower pot fabric weights.

[@hlpagel]

The bodice is fantastic! I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the project ✨

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you! 😊

[@carolreece9950]

I really enjoyed watching you work - quite fascinating. I look forward to your next video 🛍

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you so much!

[@lisart2488]

Such an interesting video, thanks so much for sharing. I've been loving seeing how you made your dress.

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you! I'm so glad you're enjoying watching this project unfold!

[@madebykarenmarie]

I am loving this series! Very interesting to see how you draped the tulle. I have never worked with tulle, but you really inspired me to try. Thanks!

[@Sarah_Naomi]

I'm so glad you're enjoying it! 😊

[@rosapenco3365]

Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thanks for watching!

[@melaniewinter1165]

Looking beautiful ❤

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you 😊

[@NolChheangLeng-js3cn]

beautiful dress.thank for sharing.

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you!

[@kekeight]

♥

[@Sarah_Naomi]

❤️

[@missKristen21]

This has been so helpful! I’m also thinking of sewing my own wedding dress and I was just wondering! Did you wash the fabric before you started using it? I usually do but given it’s a wedding dress I wasn’t sure if it was just the same?

[@Sarah_Naomi]

I'm so glad that you found this video helpful! To answer your question, yes and no - I didn't prewash the tulle fabrics because they were composed of totally synthetic fibers and I knew that they wouldn't shrink or be damaged from a wash after the wedding, but I did prewash the lining fabrics which were composed of cotton and silk fibers. So it all depends on the kind of fabric you're working with!

[@missKristen21]

@@Sarah_Naomi ohhh I see! I'm planning on using polyester Mikado and I'm just worried that if I don't wash it, when I press the seems it will shrink.

[@chloeanderson1652]

How did you fix the boning problem you talked about?

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Once I adjusted the fit of the bodice to remove the gaping, the boning sat correctly!

[@ejscreations611]

Your wedding dress is looking so gorgeous and your not even finished with it. Also, what pattern is the blue dress behind you?

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Thank you! The blue dress behind me is the McCalls pattern M7947. I'll be posting the details of this one on IG soon and you'll see it in even more detail in my next video!

[@Northandsouthsewing]

So curious as to why you have chosen to use the scissors over a rotary cutter? (Im just starting your video)

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Just personal preference!

[@Northandsouthsewing]

Right, I realized that about personal preference. I just wanted to hear more about why. I have been trying to decide if I want to invest in a wonderful pair of scissors and I currently use a rotary and cannot decide if i would really every use them. Mentioning a little more about it in a future video would be appreciated. @@Sarah_Naomi

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Ah okay, I understand better now. There are pros and cons for both including grip, motion, and then what kind of projects you'll use them for, but what I appreciate about my Kai scissors are the micro-serrated blades that grip all fabrics really well (even the very shifty ones) and I don't need multiple sizes for big/small curves and corners or a big cutting mat like I would with a rotary cutter. But great idea, I'll maybe talk about this in more detail in a future video!

[@Northandsouthsewing]

Ah, thank you. So you find going around curves easier with scissors? I would have never thought that. @@Sarah_Naomi

[@Sarah_Naomi]

Yes!