Tufted Tiffles

added February 2008

Hi! I'm so glad I found your site!
I've attached pictures of my dress. I want to do a tufted bustle but the tufts on my dress are a bit different than the one in your pictures. They tuft under and there are no appliques at them. What do you suggest? Sincerely, Adrienne

It looks best if you do it from the underside, like a French bustle. Instead of sewing hook and eyes on the outside, you sew then underneath so that the tuffs gather under as they are now.

added June 2007

Hello Leanna,
First of all, let me say thank you so much for all the wonderful information you have on your site. It makes it so much easier for brides like me who have no idea what a lot of the terminology means that are thrown at us by bridal shops and seamstresses.

My question regards bustling my gown. I've attached a picture so that you can look at it instead of having to rely on my inadequate descriptions. My seamstress has suggested a French bustle which makes sense since there isn't a waist to attach an overbustle to. However, to be completely honest, I don't really like how a French bustle looks. I saw the tufted ballroom on your site and am wondering if you think it would work on my dress. It doesn't have nearly as many tufts as the dress on your site nor are they as pronounced on my dress. Any and all comments and advice would be very welcome. Cheers!
Sincerely, Karla

You can try using the tufted style and just create more places for pick-ups than are now on the train. There aren't any rules with bustles. You just want to get it up off the floor in a way that you like. However you design the points is up to your imagination.

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