De-glam an evening gown

August 15th, 2008 in sewing, fashion, restyle, embroidery

Shannon Dennis, contributor

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Here is the neckline before. Even though I did not like this neckline embellishment, I did save it. Never know when you can use stuff like this!

Here is the neckline without the glittering embellishment. Better already!...yet maybe too simple?

Here is the neckline before. Even though I did not like this neckline embellishment, I did save it. Never know when you can use stuff like this!

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I am ALL about making things my own. I found this dress on super clearance at Sears a little while back but hated the neckline embellishment. I'm always a fan of embroidery but with the simple line of the dress I didn't think embroidering on the dress would be very flattering. So I took off the glittery neck embellishment with a good seam ripper. Next I embroidered some flowers on water soluble stabilizer and washed the stabilizer away so they were free standing. Finally, I hand sewed them in position and look what a difference it made!