Happy Christmas in July!  Even if the season for this is totally wrong, I really wanted to share this video detailing how to add a pretty, frilly, layered front (or back) bustle to your dresses!

Holiday DIY- Sew a Front-to-Back Bustle Style Lolita Christmas Dress
Front to Back Christmas Lolita Dress. This dress can be wore backwards too ^^

Yumi King is a Youtuber who frequently posts DIY videos for making your wardrobe cute!  Turn annotations on if they are not showing up by default~

If I had to add anything, my advice would be to fold your edges under TWICE if you try this out yourself, rather than just once as shown sometimes in the videos, and backstitch at the beginning and end of sewing every line as well. n_n

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You will need 1 and half yards of fabrics for making the first part of the dress.
The method(no elastic and zipper method) of first part is same to other dresses, but the measurements are different.

Dress measurements:
Outer circle: 22.5″ inner circle: 4.5″
Top length: 35″ width: 7″
Shoulder strap: length 18″, width: 3″

Bustle measurements:
The base: length 18″ width: 10″
Ruffle width: 4″ (7 lines of ruffle)
Bustle ruffle: width: 4″

Bow measurements: Ribbon length: big bow 12″ small bow: 10″
The width of both bow: 1.5″

Skincare & Haircare | Yui Minakata Japanese kawaii fashion model | KERAモデル皆方由衣「スキンケアとヘア」

Kawaii DIY- How to Make Petticoats for Beginners (with only 3 yards tulle)(easy)

Yumi King is a Youtuber who frequently posts DIY videos for making your wardrobe cute!  Turn annotations on if they are not showing up by default~

If I had to add anything, my advice would be to fold your edges under TWICE if you try this out yourself, rather than just once as shown sometimes in the videos, and backstitch at the beginning and end of sewing every line as well. n_n

Easy cute DIY- Kawaii Heart-shaped Lolita Apron for Beginners – nekomaid costume(cross straps)

Yumi King is a Youtuber who frequently posts DIY videos for making your wardrobe cute!  Turn annotations on if they are not showing up by default~

If I had to add anything, my advice would be to fold your edges under TWICE if you try this out yourself, rather than just once as shown sometimes in the videos, and backstitch at the beginning and end of sewing every line as well. n_n

Kawaii DIY-How to Sew a Cute Thanksgiving Dress(elastic thread method) – Lolita Fashion

Basic sewing skills of how to sew Lolita dress for beginners.

Yumi King is a Youtuber who frequently posts DIY videos for making your wardrobe cute!  Turn annotations on if they are not showing up by default~

If I had to add anything, my advice would be to fold your edges under TWICE if you try this out yourself, rather than just once as shown sometimes in the videos, and backstitch at the beginning and end of sewing every line as well. n_n

Note, I don’t think she knows the significance of the pink ribbon on the print if this is meant for a Thanksgiving dress. nn;  However the print does not matter for tutorial purposes~  I only figured the combination of brown and pink were beautiful~