DIY-making a formal/semiformal dress from scratch

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Re: DIY-making a formal/semiformal dress from scratch

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After the discussion in another thread at wedding forum, here is a guide on how to make an outfit from scratch. Please feel free to add your input/ideas

1-get a print-out,preferable enlarged one of the dress’s picture

2-ask your tailor how much fabric he wants for making the dress since most of them are panelled/tailed styles now a days

3-buy the fabric for the dress,lining,dupatta,bottoms,borders for finishings/pipings

4- go to a fabric shop (silk or lining wali) or a threads shop (the ones that have the reshmi karhaii walay dhaagay) and get the swatches/threads for reference for the dyer

5- drop them at the dyer for dyeing

6- drop the dyed fabric to the tailor for marking/stitching panels

7- meanwhile have another trip for selecting borders/motifs for the embroidery/embellishments and discuss the price/time frame needed to make it.

8- keep reminding tailor for marking/panel kharay karnay kay liay sigh

9- drop it with the karigar you finalised prices,etc

10- wait wait wait !!!

11- pick it from the karigar and drop with the tailor to get it stitched

12- get ready for show maarna

more like…

12. get from tailor. cry over how ugly it looks/doesn’t fit. gaaliyan do darzi ko.

13. go to ready made shop, buy outfit, and wish you had done this from the beginning.

OR

1. have someone else make it for you.