My BM dresses arrived yesterday from the lovely Bay of E... They are TOTALLY gorgeous.. BUT.. they need taking in less that 1/4 of an inch... under the arms AS THEY ARE STRAPLESS.
The rest of the dress is totally perfect... Should i risk doing it on the sewing machine.. or taking it to be done properly.. only thing is the dresses only cost £29.99 and im not paying lots of money to have them taken in when it is less than half an inch!!
what do you reckon?
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
ring around some dress makers and find out how much they charge first, my friend paid £25 and they had to pretty much change the whole dress, it was too big, too long, they changed the straps lol x
CommentAuthormrssmith2b
if you feel confident enough to do it yourself, then go for it! :)
CommentAuthorStave
.............go for it!
CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
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Personally id be too scared to do it myself lol so i would take it to be done at a professionals.....even if it costs a little more then your willing to pay (i have 4 so id pay something like £10-15 each maybe) youve still saved because of the bargain price you brought them for :-)
EDIT Just looked in your albums and i love it hunni, and your fg dress is gorgeous is that from the bay too??
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id be scared to do it myself so id prob go to a dress makers to make sure its perfect x
CommentAuthorTrish Goddard
Hails.. no its not from Bay of E.. its from a group off FB.... Ill send you the link on FB... :)
I have also just had a thought.. well the H2B did really but i like to take the credit lol what if i buy some of those clear straps that you have on a bra... attach them to the dress instead of altering them???
CommentAuthorsarahwasabride
that would prob be a cheaper option thats a good idea from h2b lol x
CommentAuthorTrish Goddard
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Hmmm.... as its only less than quarter of an inch.. its a great idea.. but then id have to try to figure out how to do the little loops where the straps attach too... The dresses only cost £30 each and i have been quoted £26 each to alter them!
anyone have any ideas on how to do this ?
CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
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:-) Thanks hunni
thats a good idea, gives them that little extra support as well then and ermmmm no no idea lol
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
since u got a bargain on the dresses and you love them so much I wouldnt risk taking the chance x
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
trish, sorry am not gud at sewing etc, but seen the dress wats bringin them up that little gunan do to them? no 1 will notice that they r that bit longer??
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CommentAuthorTrish Goddard
Becky...
its not the length its the boob bit thats a quarter of inch too big.. they feel like they are gonna fall down.. so it needs a nip and tuck under the armpits xx
CommentAuthormummybez
did you know Trish that some local dry cleaners do alterations too and not overly expensive if it's just a matter of under the arms. People like johnsons do x
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
I think it would be pretty easy to nip them in. If you don't cut the material and just sew it to the right size first then if you do make a mistake you can always unpick it and start again.
CommentAuthorclaireandpete
I would be to scared, i would ring around places and see how much they would charge.
