Bustle Help

Kris516 Posted: Jun 14, 2006 11:00 PM

Bustle Help

I went for my 2nd fitting today which was quite disastrous. I need to know - how is your bustle being held up? With buttons? They have sewed very obvious satin buttons to my gown to hold the buslte in place, but the problem is, when the dress is not bustled, I've got these random buttons all over my back. ???

CrescentBride606 Posted: Jun 14, 2006 11:13 PM

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no...have them put little latches..(i don't know what there called)...you can't see them with the naked eye when you have your bustle down, but when you put it up its strong enough to hold them...i have 6 on top and 3 on the bottom to keep the bustle open and to show the work on the back!!!...

msnora Posted: Jun 14, 2006 11:28 PM

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Yes that is how it is but they are small they are not that noticable it won't take away from the beauty of the dress.

Kris516 Posted: Jun 14, 2006 11:58 PM

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They're telling me the dress is too heavy for hooks, yet these buttons make no sense!!

kissy27 Posted: Jun 15, 2006 07:17 AM

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I did have buttons for my bustle but they were placed under the bodice in the back (I had a lip)
here is a horrible picture of it though

SummerBride06 Posted: Jun 15, 2006 08:56 AM

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mine is a pickup bustle that is held up by 23 double strings underneath the train.

ewickens Posted: Jun 15, 2006 08:58 AM

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Phyllis is placing my bows under the dress, so they can't be seen until I do my french bustle. As soon as my 2nd fitting occurs, I'll get some pictures to post!

CJStein Posted: Jun 15, 2006 09:22 AM

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Mine was a french, so I had ties underneath. You don't see anything when bustling under...can you have them do that to your gown?

MissingTheBGene Posted: Jun 15, 2006 09:24 AM

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I had color coded strings for a french bustle. I'm not sure the kind of bustle you're getting, but if they are saying you're dress is heavy, they probably wouldn't be able to do that. Honestly, the strings were the best, it was easy to do and held up all night. I know this doesn't really help much, maybe you can ask?

jeanla4c Posted: Jun 15, 2006 09:40 AM

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Posted by CrescentBride606

no...have them put little latches..(i don't know what there called)...you can't see them with the naked eye when you have your bustle down, but when you put it up its strong enough to hold them...i have 6 on top and 3 on the bottom to keep the bustle open and to show the work on the back!!!...

This is what I had too but only had three total----my bustle did not stay up while I was dancing, I put a few extra pins and then gave up

Smiles111 Posted: Jun 15, 2006 09:40 AM

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OMG-thanks for posting this and all of the replies!!! my place was talking about doing buttons also --------------that's not what I want! I want those strings! I hope they know how to do it properly!

LaurenluvsTJ Posted: Jun 15, 2006 09:47 AM

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Mine was bustled underneath with ribbons - the thing didn't budge at all! This one shows it pretty well-

DUCKS2001 Posted: Jun 15, 2006 10:15 AM

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I HAVE MY SECOND FITTING LATER I WILL CHECK OUT HOW THE BUSLE IS HELD UP THEN

JCam695 Posted: Jun 15, 2006 11:11 AM

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I have strings that match up, so you match A to A, B to B, etc. Plus there are small hidden snaps on the sides for where strings would show.

Let me see if I have a pic. Found one, don't mind the wrinkles:

lrs2005 Posted: Jun 15, 2006 06:51 PM

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For my dress on the underside were numbered pairs of ribbons that were tied together when the dress was bustled. You could not see the ties as they were between the outter layer and inner layers of my dress. I have never heard of sewing buttons to a dress. That seems strange to me.

patticakes Posted: Jun 15, 2006 09:10 PM

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I will have a pick up bustle also, only about 5 ribbons I think.

BKtoLI Posted: Jun 15, 2006 09:39 PM

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I had 3 buttons with 3 loops and it was perfectly fine all night.

Don't worry!!!!

Kris516 Posted: Jun 15, 2006 10:12 PM

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Thanks for all the responses. I went back today, and am going to live with buttons on my bootie. When the dress is bustled it really is beautiful, and when the bustle is down, the veil kinda hides the buttons. I'm over it.

Kimberkevin Posted: Jun 17, 2006 10:25 PM

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I had the same problem and I freaked out with the buttons. I told her hooks and then at my last fitting I realized they put buttons and also told me due to the weight of my dress. I was in tears becasue I hated how it looked. Then my friends calmed me down and I went with the buttons because I was just overstressed and figured the seamstress knew what she was doing. They aren't in a single picture and like everyone told me my veil covered it up fine but I was the same exact way.

Steph62406 Posted: Jun 17, 2006 10:33 PM

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Posted by CrescentBride606

no...have them put little latches..(i don't know what there called)...you can't see them with the naked eye when you have your bustle down, but when you put it up its strong enough to hold them...i have 6 on top and 3 on the bottom to keep the bustle open and to show the work on the back!!!...

I have the same thing.