In my first post about making my own wedding dress, I shared a little about how I decided to take on the project in the first place (you can read that post here: The Making of My Wedding Dress, Part 1). Today, we’ll be diving into the process itself, starting with toiles and alterations. If you’re reading this as someone who doesn’t do much garment sewing, a ‘toile’ is a sewing word for mock-up or trial run; we also call these ‘muslins’ because they’re traditionally made with muslin fabric. Part of deciding to take on the project was realizing that…