New Years Eve Party Dress

Hi! It’s Amanda from LoveCraftSew on the blog today to bring you a little New Year’s Eve inspiration!

I love anything sparkly for NYE and gold sparkles paired with black are my very favorite color combo for this festive holiday! I knew that I wanted to focus on tips for sewing with special occasion fabrics for this look as well.

For this party look I opted to use the Ella pattern as it is perfect for showcasing beautiful fabrics. I used a black with gold glitter dot tulle from my stash and paired it with stretch velvet and a glitter lurex knit from Joann Fabric.

Here are a few tips for sewing with these special occasion fabrics:

It’s super important to be sure you are lining up your fabric on the selvage edges to get a straight cut for your pattern(this is especially important with tulle). I like to use pattern weights on the corners and edges to ensure everything stays aligned properly before cutting.

Clips, clips and more clips! When you are sewing with multiple layers be sure you are keeping all the layers together by clipping as you go. For my skirt I had 3 layers of tulle for my underskirt plus my lurex overskirt so taking the time to clip these 4 layers together was really important.

Once you have all your layers carefully pinned or clipped baste the layers together. I know this takes extra time, but it is 100% worth the effort so that you catch all layers the first time. I basted all my skirt layers together before attaching to my bodice. I also basted my bodice main and lining together before attaching both the sleeves and skirt.
Hemming slinky fabrics such as velvet and the lurex can be really tricky and frustrating. I love the look of a lettuce hem on fancy fabrics and it SO much easier than a traditional hem on these slippery fabrics.

To complete this party look I paired the dress with Sloane socks in stretch mesh (worn slouchy) adorned with tulle bows. I also saved the circle tulle cut-outs (from my circle underskirts) and used them for a super cute (and totally easy) hairbow!