Lisa Ruubbert

This delicate dress is made out of fabric much like panty hose. The glass beads are glued on to the fabric. To hem this dress I had to VERY CAREFULLY steam over the glass beads with a hot iron until the glue softened, then I had to quickly peel each glass bead off by hand. I hand stitched the hem with clear thread. I absolutely love the way the hem hangs. I am lucky to have the owner of this dress be the perfect model for my post.

HCM Studios This is the beautiful swimwear line I make for a very groundbreaking designer. She is a competitive swimmer and knows the importance of fit. HCM Studios designs glamorous swimwear with the fit for a very active woman.

Flirty, feminine, and made to fit like a dream — our pink collection was designed for the girls who get it 🩷

I have decided to take on alterations once again, now that I have retired from our animal hospital. This is the first prom dress hemming alteration I have completed this 2022 prom season. Horse hair braid is not an easy project.

Mother requested I make a baby boy's Christening Suit out of her wedding dress. The entire suit was made from the wedding dress except for the buttons. The ribbon trim around the collar, sleeves, jacket and waist tabs were taken from all the ribbons inside her dress that created the bustle. We wanted to use some of the lace and beadwork so I added it to the handkerchief in the pocket.

Dress alterations for a Gala and Award Ceremony. Laurel was not completely happy with the design of the dress after she purchased it. We redesigned the shoulders and the center front V neck to freshen the design up a bit. We also shortened the dress. Congratulations on your award Laurel! Laurel Slomovitz Lustgarten

Bridal dress alterations for this Beauty! We did quite a few alterations including hemming the length, changing the boning in the front bust and waist, reducing the shoulder and neck area, changing the armhole and adding a bustle. We completely changed the size of the dress as well, resulting in major lace reworking.

Bridal dress alterations

A very lucky lady received a cabin in the Adirondacks for her birthday present! She is decorating from garage sales and picked up this table, bench and chairs. I made the custom cushions.

Alterations for Mother of the Bride, Bride and Bridesmaids