If you will use a brooch or piece of decorative jewelry at
the point where fabric is gathered, or similar ornament, they have materials
for making those, so you can use matching ones nearby, like on an edging,
sprinkled in a v in the center or a sweetheart neckline, etc.
Where you see a bead that is clearly labelled - comes in A
grade, B grade etc, always get the
higher grade for sewing notions or jewelry.
The less than perfect ones are cheaper and fine for kids crafts, and
stage costumes only seen at a distance.
Otherwise, whether
sold at a discount price or not, all are high quality beads.
They have a
Gallery of ideas, as well as bridal / wedding pages and "Pearls of
Wisdom" plus pages on using
crystals. These help if looking to
make an embellishment in a set pattern, rather than something like scattered
crystals.
For example, if
you want to use shorter and longer crystals around an edging to give a radiant
effect, or bead an edge to end in a faceted pendant bead in a V neck , looking
at necklaces where they specify sizes of every component will tell you
materials to use. Often for a dress, you
would want to recreate the effect with much smaller beads than a necklace, but
still having idea patterns to look at helps. (on blue) Then a random scattering of tiny glass beads
would bea shimmery effect around it. Or
buy a lace motif for the center of a neckline, and sew diamond crystals on top.
Or if you will have a bustled train, or a detached one, you
may have Wedding Embellishments with a center faceted pendant bead -
lift the pendant, and underneath will be the hook that holds up a caught up
portion of the skirt, out of sight when the skirt is not bustled. This necklace type pendant with a line of
pearls would be an idea:
It is 9 small beads
and a pendant, and the whole thing might be 3/4 of an inch over a gathering of
fabric, smaller or larger if beads like
those on either side were at an edging and the pendant center front neck.
First, threaded
together like a bit of jewelry, then the ends sewn in place either side of the
1st bead, so as you move the crystal catches the light where it hangs
free. Simple, very effective.
I used to do beading
work on wedding dresses, and it is like working with mosaic tiles, a tiny pattern repeated many times has a greater
overall impact. Harder to imagine if you
have never seen examples. So use the
idea pages even if you do not get these particular beads.
Also - no matter
what craft magazines and sites tell you,
DO NOT hot glue any embellishments.
Crystals will crack, and as fabric moves, they will peel off while
wearing the dress, though they were fine on the hanger.
If you also want
lace embellishments or rhinestones and do not find them locally, I can look for
some sites for you. Unlike crystal and
beads, I find looking at lace in person, holding it to fabric, best, But if not available locally, then ordering
works.
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