Dress 252 Red hat with renovated shirred top dress, with red lace bolero, and DIY pouch.
The Dress Renovating the dress Originally the dress was shirred (had parallel lines of thin elastic). But the elastic went. So it became wider and would no longer stay up. I wanted to buy wide satin ribbon. Meanwhile I sewed on to the top which was above the bustline, two wide matt brown ribbons which I pulled out of a cardboard tote bag from a shop. The lace top bolero From KRISP The lace bolero hid any gaps or untidiness at the side. The label is KRISP. You can buy a lace sleeve bolero in Black, red, wine red, or pink, with the KRISP label from Amazon. Links under websites below. The laptop thinks I am in the UK even if I am not so I see the prices in pounds sterling. After this photo was taken,I simply sewed onto the dress fastening of two sets of red ribbons to tie in bows. One above the bust, the other at waist level. The pouch The pouch was made from an off cut of the dress material. I sewed up the two short sides. I went to add two ribbons. As I was sewing one of the ...