Show WOMANS WORLD two worn dresses often yield one good wearable garment fujii arlla A by VVE all had bad the experience W WEVE of seeing two worn dresses dress e s in the closet one with the top pe per r haps all worn beyond repair and another dress with a skirt that Is out of 01 style or no longer useful have you ever thought of combining the wearable portions ol of each dress and making a chic dress from the combination yes it can be done and with very good results provided you really take the care to mold the I 1 two into one complete garment first ol of all you may have several dresses as possibilities for the c combination orri select two dresses which have a harmonious color scheme cherne and what Is even more important por tant harmonious fabrics in ath other words dont try to combine a cheap cotton with a rich rayon crepe or a jersey with a wool here are some combinations which you will find compatible velvet or velveteen with lace or taffeta two kinds of provided the texture clash wool with silk or rayon or even taffeta provided there too much of the latter cotton with cotton w wool 0 01 with wool etc its best not to try to match colors since this thip Is really too difficult but rather to strive for a good contrast it if the dresses simply dont go together you might try dyeing one of them to contrast with the color ot of the first one always select the easiest one to dye tor for the job speaking ot of things that harmonize or contrast well you might very well try combining a print w with I 1 th a sol solid I 1 d color or a plaid with plain etc as these offer interest two old dresses car can make 1 1 ing combinations and it if the print does not match the solid it often can be dyed so that the shade will contrast well without ruining the print hints on combining two dresses properly no combination ot of two dresses into one will be successful unless you do the combining completely first of 0 all the dresses must be either washed or cleaned properly every piece ot of the garment must be pressed carefully care tully so that it can then be re cut and sewed properly just as though it were new fabric to remove any lines or stitches left on the garment after ripping pre press with a damp cloth under ss the iron B be sure to remove any sma small 11 pieces of thread by pulling them away from the garment A pattern can be of great help in putting together a dress dres of th this a type as many of them show how to combine two fabrics cleverly many fashions are adaptable to remodeling of this type and it wont be hard to put the garment together if you have a guide dont waste work by trying to reclaim garments that do not have material worth sewing on if you one new smart one find just one dress good enough to remodel then buy enough material to go with it instead of using U ing material that is already too worn secrets of combining dresses smartly to give you some help in selecting dresses that really go together im going to give some concrete ideas that have worked and may be useful to you dressmaker sleeves S aa al I 1 K I 1 V y 4 u 0 n M 4 1 1 awl I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 V N molly uses the norfolk silhouette with dressmaker sleeves and a wide turnback turn back collar in this suit of gray gabardine note the well tailored detail and button interest lets say that you have a plaid dress and a plain one and fabrics and colors harmonize you might make the skirt kirt and sleeves from the plaid with a bodice that extends below belo w the waistline of the plain material or if youre you re shy on the plaid material just reverse the procedure and make a bodice bodic e of the plaid with a yoke sleeves and skirt of the he plain material another A other interesting combination seen recently was a skirt made of velvet or velv eten with a pe plumed bodice of a plaid taffeta to add interest to this rather simple costume the cuffs and the collar of the dress were made very chic with generous amounts of material one of the simplest ways of remodeling two garments into one especially it if the usable material of one garment is rather on the slim side is to make a yoke and sleeves or just yoke of 0 the one dress while the remainder of the garment is in the other material if you can make only a simple dress of one material say the reclaimed c wool then make the outfit smart by making a jacket long or short whichever you look best in from the velvet or velveteen you have on hand this latter might be salvaged from an old evening gown or dinner dress or formal treet street a dress which is now out cut of date |