Thursday, November 20, 2014

Embellishments Can Make the Dress

Pretty Trimmings

Courtesy of RetroMonkeys

Any dress can be made prettier with a little effort and a little trim.  A plain Shift or tent dress can become  a stunner by adding a little trim. To Download all of the trimming ideas and tutorials, CLICK HERE.



Originally Published by by Better Homes & Gardens 1963

10 comments:

  1. Love! I adore trim and have (ahem) several boxes of it. Great ideas here!

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  2. Instructive and interesting post. Love some of the clever ideas.

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  3. A little embellishment goes a long way. Very nice!

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  4. I love embellishments! Thanks for the post!

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  5. Embellishments can refresh a wardrobe! Love the ideas

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  6. Great for upcycling plain or damaged vintage clothing, too!

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  7. Often adorned my 1950s rockabilly skirts with double rows of wide ribbon near the hem. Really added a lot of oomph.

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  8. My bell bottom jeans were always "trimmed" with bands of cloth ruffles as I got taller.

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  9. Oh good! I needed some ideas - my trim stock seems to have grown -thanks!

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