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bridal Own guarantees a one-ofaa®kind fashion
When you make your own wedding
gown you can save up to 80 per cent of
the cost of a ready-made one and it
guarantees you a one -of -a -kind fashion.
Only you will choose this particular
combination of pattern, fabric, color and
trim.
"You don't have to be an expert
seamstress to tackle a wedding dress, but
attention to a few details can make your
project an easier one," says Clothing and
Textiles Specialist Margaret Loewen of
the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and
Food's rural organizations and services
branch.
First, ask the sales clerk to roll your
fabric on a tube instead bf folding it in a
bag. Leave it on the tube, covered with
Furniture
has looks
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such pricy material and often opt fer
melamine (oak veneer).
"It (melamine) is something that real-
ly stands up, but isn't solid oak," she
says,ointing out that the oak veneer
furniee sells for half the price of the
solid .vvood articles.
Whether solid wood or veneer, one item
the young couples "are definitely buy-
ing," is the entertainment centre
cabinets. These cabinets make a
decorative stand, for television, video-
cassette recorder and stereo system.
Most young couples already have the
entertainment equipment and simply pur-
chase a compact, attractive stand to
place them in. .
Later on, they may move up to a more
elaborate wall unit with space for these
•things, but to start off "these entertain-
ment units have become really popular."
In the living room, young people are
looking for furniture that is attractive
and stylish. They are buying sectionals
and "contemporary styles with the lower
backs and loose cushions," says Betties.
Today young couples are "not as prac-
tical as what somebody 10 years older
might be," when choosing furniture.
They look for furniture that looks appeal-
ing, rather than checking material for
durability, she adds.
"Why should you always be practical?
There's nothing wrong with being attrac-
tive and stylish sometimes," Betties con-
tends.
Soft pastel colors, such as blues and
greys, are hot on today's market, replac-
ing browns and rusts that 'were in a few
years ago.
The coffee and end tables which, com-
plete the living room set are likely to be
"light oak, with glass tops and square
tables," says Betties. The glass tops,
which might seem overly -fragile at first,
are actually more practical, because peo-
ple are more apt to replace scratched or
damaged glass panes. If a wooden table
is damaged, the owners are more likely
to live with it, she says. -
The traditional platform rocking chair,
is becoming a thing of the past. "Seven
or eight years ago, people would come in
looking for rockers as wedding gifts,"
Betties says. Now, a couple is more likely
to want -an upholstered glider rocker in
their home.
Despite the. advent of the two -income
family, and the trend toward marriage at
a later age, say 24 or 25, rather than 18 or
20, Betties says many young couples still
cannot afford to furnish their house all at
once.
Often, she says, they make do with
some articles; and purchase only the
priority items on their list right away.
Buying a whole houseful of furniture all
at once. "is just so expensive."
paper or a clean sheet until ready to cut.
Keep the sewing area scrupulously
clean. Dust and clean your sewing
machine every time you use it. Put old
clean sheets on the floor around the
machine and under the ironing board.
Unless you intend to wear the dress
after the wedding, don't preshrink the
fabric. Even if you do expect to get more
wear from your dress, the style may be
difficult to iron and may be better left to
a dry cleaner.
Don't fold the pieces of the gown while
you're working on it. Instead, keep them
rolled on the tube or on a padded hanger
once they are sewn together.
Trims such as beads and sequins may
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be painstakingly sewn on, one at a time,
or glued to save time.
Use a flexible craft glue which dries
clear. Holding a bead with tweezers, dip
each one into glue, and when tacky, place
on the garment.
"But glued trims can cause problems
for dry cleaners because the cleaning
fluid may dissolve the adhesive. So you
may want to sew on your beads and se-
quins or buy extra trims for replacement
later," Loewen says.
One type of glue called sobo glue, has
been found to ,hold well under dry clean-
ing conditions.
One feature to add to your gown —
whether you've made it yourself or pur-
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chased it at a store — are straps which
hold your lingerie straps in place on your
shoulders.
Sew one end of a short narrow satin or
grosgrain ribbon inside your dress to the
shoulder seam near the armhole. Sew a
smahe snneck edge and to the shoulder fastener to the
near free end of
the ribbon.
When you put on your gown, slip the
straps around your lingerie straps and
fasten.
One final suggestion. Before making a
gown, browse through several bridal
magazines and try on a few ready-made
gowns to find.out which styles are most
becoming to you.
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