RedBD customer service advise ordering a bridesmaid dress one size bigger than your current size, to allow for weight gain between the time of ordering the dress and the wedding date. But the bridesmaid does not gain the weight, the dress is bigger. And another is, the length of a bridesmaid dress is too long because of the wrong measurements. An alteration might be required closer to the wedding date to ensure the perfect fit. There are 2 ways to solve, by professional or by yourself. It’s expensive by professional. Yes, by yourself!
Hemming a bridesmaid dress that is too long can be done at home.
RedBD shares the hem tutorial below.
- Step 1, try on the bridesmaid dress with the correct shoes that you will wear on that big day on, and have someone pin it to the desire length. Pinning at the front, sides, and back. And you can also baste, just use your own way.
- Step 2, Stitch close to the fold with matching thread. Start with a fresh, sharp needle and matching thread. Stitch as close to the fold as you can. Take care not to stretch any bias edges.
- Step 3, Trim the excess seam allowance to within 1/8" (or less) of the stitched edge. Go slowly and don't cut through to the front of the dress!
- Step 4, Roll the edge, and stitch close to the fold again, encasing the raw edges.
- Step 5, Finish! You will probably see two lines of stitching on the wrong side. One neat row of stitching on the front!
