Have you ever considered another purpose for your wedding dress? Wait, do you remember where you put your wedding dress? It’s probably in storage, in a box, in the attic or hanging in some forgotten closet. A wedding dress after the ceremony doesn’t have to be forgotten, it can be a remade memory. Consider this example; transform the dress into keepsake holiday or Christmas stockings. Stockings, hung by the chimney with care, made from your nuptial gown could connect the family with what was once anticipated in a wedding, to what, in the present, is celebrated at each year’s end: hope, joy, and love.
This stocking was made from a white, crepe, gown with a narrow, straight skirt. The bodice and sleeves were heavily adorned with lace and beading mounted on netting. A light weight batting was used between the crepe and the lining to draw more contrast from the free motion quilting. The lace was cut away from the net sleeves and re-appliquéd to the stocking front. Sculpted lace from another dress was used to accent the heel and toe of the stocking. Ribbon and straight lace trim were used to vary the adornment of the stocking middle and add contrast and direction to the design. For further texture, the top of the stocking is trimmed in fur. The stocking measures 20 inches long and the foot, 13 inches wide. An elegant dress turned into an elegant stocking. The wedding dress finds new life in a yearly ritual of fun, much better than being stuck in a box.
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