Emma's answers to Making my own bridesmaid dresses

Question

My mum is kindly making my bridesmaids' dresses for me. Can you recommend somewhere to buy the patterns and fabric?

Answer

You'll find several of the major pattern producers now have websites so it might be worth browsing online for some ideas.

Try
www.butterick.com
www.mccalls.com
www.voguepatterns.com
www.simplicity.com

Makower is one of the leading bridal fabric suppliers in the UK today. You can buy bridal and special occasion fabrics by Makower from the following High Street retailers:
The John Lewis Partnership (most branches)
Mandors: Glasgow
Just Sew: Chester
Fabric Warehouse: Uxbridge
The Cloth Shop: Edinburgh
James Brindley: Harrogate
Don't forget to look in your local fabric shop too, as often local suppliers have a good range of hard to find patterns and fabrics.

Emma x