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Sticking balloons to a dress is nowhere near as mind-blowing as Tjrandsens technique that stretches (no pun intended) this material to new heights

Have the bands on both skirt and waist an inch or two larger than for your dress-up dresses, and when skirt and waist are completely nished, stitch the two hands together, and have opening in waist and opening in skirt correspond

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