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Help! DIY Bustle

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I have a knock off Alfered Angelo 1141 dress.

I'm trying to save money and do the bustle myself. I'm not really sure what I'm doing since I've never worked on a wedding dress before.

One of my better attempts:


and another one of my better attempts:
 

What do you guys think? Also hook/eyes or clear snaps?



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Re: Help! DIY Bustle

  • holmscheidholmscheid
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    edited July 2010

    I personally like the second one better.  It seems to blend in a little better.  Also, I would hook/eyes over the clear snaps.  Snaps could come apart really easily during your reception.

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  • alecat9alecat9
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    Agree about the second bustle and the hook/eye as well.
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  • llmw07llmw07 member
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    I like the first bustle better, but the hook/eyes def.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    The second set of pics looks better to me. I would definitely do the hook and not snaps or buttons.
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  • cschuma2cschuma2 member
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    I like the first bustle better.

    Instead of a traditional hook/eye combo for the bustle, my seamstress sewed small pearls on my dress.  Then she had a small beaded loop that went over the pearl.  I'm not sure that if this makes sense, but it was a pretty alternative and looked like it belonged on the dress and blended right in before I bustled it.
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  • KnittibellKnittibell
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    the second bustle looks a lot better to me. Id also go with ribbon or hook/eye over snaps.
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