DIY Wedding Dress

A crocheted wedding dress

Should you be an avid Reddit reader you more than likely are familiar with this story, but should you be like me, not a follower, this particular story might have eluded you.

Chi Krneta, a Seattle architect, was planning a summer 2014 wedding to Milan, her ex-Vancouverite groom. Her wedding had several do-it-yourself touches; she made the bridesmaid dresses, her own bouquet, table decorations, but the crowning DIY effort was her wedding dress.

Krneta learned to crochet from her grandmother when she was about 8 but didn't continue with it until 5 or 6 years ago when she started commuting on public transportation to work. She has a 50-60 minute commute so she decided to use that time to crochet a wedding dress. Krneta had made a shorter dress in the same pattern and was quite confident it would work as a wedding dress. Taking five months' of commuting time and less than $30 this crafty bride was able to create a gorgeous dress. Rather than describing it more for you I'll just cut and paste her Reddit post here. (Follow the links to see what she was able to do with crochet cotton and a hook. She also includes a YouTube video of the dress' progress over time. Again it is worth a look.)

http://i.imgur.com/FkZsLzN.jpg I crocheted my lace wedding dress on the bus during my work commute for about 5 months. The dress is a pattern I designed with a commonly used pineapple stitch. Here's a video of my process:http://youtu.be/edFt9Ug5RmY. The dress was practically free because I didn't spend much money on it (under $30 for all of the materials including fabric for the lining) and I didn't spend much extra time on it. My commute time couldn't be used for anything else anyway. The dress is also machine washable (I've washed it several times), doesn't wrinkle or need any special care, and I plan on wearing it again with linings of different colors and with the train bustled up in different ways.

I have to admit this is a simply breath-taking dress. And from all the press it received I'm not the only one taken with Krneta's creation. Should you wish to see more photos of the dress, click here. You will go to the local VanCity Buzz ezine. Finally if this has piqued your own interest to make a DIY dress for yourself, click here for a host of crocheted wedding dress designs that can serve as inspiration.

Final word--Crafter's ability to create beautiful things never ceases to amaze me!

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