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A bustle is a technique used by seamstresses to make a skirt look fuller. It also pulls the back of the dress off the ground so it does not get soiled. Bustled skirts became popular in the late 19th century, but today they are predominately used on wedding dresses. Here are a few options for adding a bustle to your wedding dress.

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Decide what type of bustle you would like to use. There are many different styles so talk with your seamstress about the options. The manufacturer does not put bustles on the wedding dress, so it must be added by a seamstress.

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Assign someone to help bustle your dress for you on your wedding day. You will normally bustle your skirt between the wedding and reception. Have this designated person attend your dress fittings so they can learn how to properly bustle your dress. Generally, this person is the maid of honor or another member of the bridal party.

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Create a traditional bustle by having the ties attached on the underside of the skirt. The tie or eye hook should be positioned so that when your bustle is completed, your skirt hem will be off the floor. Your seamstress can sew an eye hook into the seam of the skirt, then to bustle your wedding dress you tuck the skirt up and under and attach it to the hook or tie on the underside. This will make your hem bubble and your skirt look fuller.

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Make a French bustle, otherwise known as an under bustle, by placing your ties on the underside of your skirts like you would with a traditional bustle. The difference with this bustle is that the tie to attach it together is not at the hem of the skirt but midway up the skirt. Again, the tie should be high enough to hold the skirt off the ground. With the French bustle, you will have a puff in the middle of the back of your dress with the lower half lying straight. You may need more than 1 tie, depending on how long your train is.

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Form an over bustle by attaching the ties or hooks on the outside of your wedding dress. This is the best bustle if your train has a lot of details or embroidery. For this bustle, the lower tie should be about half way down the back of the skirt. Raise it until the underside of the skirt is off the floor and tie it to the top tie. This skirt may have several bustles to lift the back of the dress to display all the bead work on the train. If that is the case you must tuck in each of the folds so that with the final tie the dress will be neatly layered.

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