Irish Wedding News
20/07/2012
Lydia Tayler spent four months hand-knitting her unique, woollen gown.
The 26-year-old created the made-to-measure dress using 300g of yarn and 100,000 stitches.
Lydia, who has been knitting since the age of six, said: "I looked at a few dresses first but only for inspiration. I did try a couple on but had already set my mind to knitting my own.
"I did not look at the price tags but I know from my friends' wedding they would have cost a fortune.
"Even if we had had the money to spend on a big wedding we would not have done it. What most people spend is a very good deposit for a house.
"If we had won the National Lottery the only change we would have made is a free bar for our friends.
"Everyone just loved my dress. They could not stop looking at it and taking photographs. It was lovely to wear - not only nice and warm but as light as lace because I used very fine yarn.
"Knitting is a huge part of my life and I always knew I would want it to form some part of our wedding - I just didn't set out for it to play such a huge role.
"The dress is the hardest, and most important, garment I have ever made but I'm so glad I did it."
(GK)
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Bride Knits Wedding Dress
A Huddersfield woman has knitted her own wedding dress.Lydia Tayler spent four months hand-knitting her unique, woollen gown.
The 26-year-old created the made-to-measure dress using 300g of yarn and 100,000 stitches.
Lydia, who has been knitting since the age of six, said: "I looked at a few dresses first but only for inspiration. I did try a couple on but had already set my mind to knitting my own.
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"I did not look at the price tags but I know from my friends' wedding they would have cost a fortune.
"Even if we had had the money to spend on a big wedding we would not have done it. What most people spend is a very good deposit for a house.
"If we had won the National Lottery the only change we would have made is a free bar for our friends.
"Everyone just loved my dress. They could not stop looking at it and taking photographs. It was lovely to wear - not only nice and warm but as light as lace because I used very fine yarn.
"Knitting is a huge part of my life and I always knew I would want it to form some part of our wedding - I just didn't set out for it to play such a huge role.
"The dress is the hardest, and most important, garment I have ever made but I'm so glad I did it."
(GK)
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