Fitting, Alterations, and Fancy Fabrics

Fitting and Alterations Students working hard on their designs for the Fashion Show. This class requires students to make alterations to personal patterns in an effort to find the perfect fit for their body type. Their designs will showcase their application of fitting and alteration techniques gained throughout their semester in class.

 Whether working with knit, stretch, fuzzy, furry, woven, sequined, or other fancy fabrics, skills acquired in this class provide students with a strong foundation to pursue further education, or career opportunities in the fashion industry.

Featured Wedding Dress 1944

1944 Wedding Dress

Viola Beth Hansen Rowe

My mother, Beth wore this satin wedding dress in 1944 when she married my father, Glenn “L” Dabling in Salt Lake City, UT. Her older sister, Naomi, who is a professional seamstress, made my mother’s dress.

Beth was born and raised in Spanish Fork, UT. She met my dad when they were working in a plant that made radio tubes for the Navy.

My parents were married ten years when my father accidentally died in 1954.


Leslie Twitchell
McKay Library