How hard would it be to sew an evening dress?

I've got a ball coming up at the end of May, a Black and White ball, and the only dresses I can find are HUGELY expensive!

I have a sewing machine, and limited sewing experience. I was just wondering how feasible it would be for me to make a basic dress in a gorgeous black satin, and then a plain white sash - do you think it's possible at all?

PLEASE tell me if I'm kidding myself - DH may hurt me if I have ANOTHER unfinished project on the go :rofl:

Possible if you have someone to mentor you along the way. Satin is quite slippy, so I would recommend some practice sewing, like maybe a nice satin pillow slip, to get the hang of it. It does show sloppy sewing easily, but maybe black wont be so bad.

Fair enough :) I guess, given the limited time frame, its probably better to get a dressmaker to do, but start practicing anyway so I can do it myself next time...

Thanks Astrid :)

have sent you a PM.. :)

have you checked out ebay??

so so much work for you to sew yourself..

Good luck!

if you think you can do it, you can do it!!
all my sewing experience was textiles in year 7, and a couple of bags i made out of my fathers old jeans.
But i made my wedding dress =) got my first sewing machine as a birthday/xmas pressie in novemeber, and made 2 dresses by march.

The satin is slipery, i found having a lining made it easier (i just use calico).

in saying that, ebay might work too =)

but its worth a try, just like everything else!

good luck with it!! if you want any help or tips ill try as best as i can!!