Can you keep the lace, beading or buttons?

Wherever possible, yes. Lace, beading and buttons can often be worked into the keepsake so the details that made your dress special are still there to see and touch.

Can one dress make more than one keepsake?

Often it can. A single gown is usually enough for one or more pieces, so you could keep a bear and share smaller keepsakes with those who shared your day. Tell Hazel your plans and she will let you know what’s possible.

Weddings & milestones

Wedding Dress Keepsakes — from your special day

Q: What can you make from a wedding dress?

Lots of things — a keepsake bear, a cushion, or smaller pieces to share among family. Wedding fabric can also become a christening keepsake for a baby, carrying your day into the next generation.

Q: Will you cut into my dress?

Only as much as is needed, and always with great care. Hazel will talk you through exactly what she plans to use before she begins.

Your dress, worn for a few hours, kept forever. I turn wedding gowns into keepsakes to treasure — and christening pieces for the next generation.

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Items needed: Usually a single gown gives plenty for one or more keepsakes — tell me your plans and I’ll advise.
Fabrics: Wedding gowns, veils and lace — delicate fabrics handled with extra care.

A wedding dress is worn for just a few hours, then folded away in a box for decades. It holds one of the happiest days of your life — so why keep it hidden? I turn wedding gowns into keepsakes you can actually see and hold: a bear, a cushion, or smaller pieces to share with the people who were there.

Wedding fabric also makes a beautiful christening keepsake, carrying something of your day into a new chapter for the next generation.

What can you make from a wedding dress?

A keepsake bear is the most popular, but I also make cushions and smaller pieces that can be shared among family. Many people love the idea of one keepsake for themselves and little ones to give to bridesmaids, mothers or daughters.

Will you cut into my dress?

Only as much as is needed, and always carefully. Delicate fabrics like silk, lace and beading deserve a gentle hand, and I’ll always talk you through exactly what I plan to use before I begin. [CONFIRM — what happens to leftover fabric.] Just ask and I’ll tell you exactly what I do with any leftover fabric and lace.

Can you keep the lace and beading?

Wherever I can, yes. The lace at a neckline, a row of covered buttons, a little beading — these details can often be kept as part of the keepsake, so what made your dress yours is still there.

Sending or dropping off your items

You’re welcome to drop your dress off with me in Newcastle, or post it from anywhere in the UK. I know a wedding dress is precious in a different way, and I’ll treat it with every bit as much care.

More keepsakes

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Start your keepsake

Tell me what you have in mind and any date you’re working towards. There’s no pressure — just a gentle first conversation.

Start your keepsake How it works

Read what other families say

Not sure which keepsake is right? My gentle guide to choosing might help.

Wedding Dress Keepsakes — from your special day

What can you make from a wedding dress?

Will you cut into my dress?

Can you keep the lace and beading?

Sending or dropping off your items

More keepsakes

Memory Bears in Newcastle — made from a loved one’s clothes

Memory Animals — keepsakes beyond the bear

Memory Cushions in Newcastle — made from a loved one’s clothes

Memory Blankets in Newcastle — made from gathered clothing

Pet Memorial Keepsakes — remembering a companion

School-Leaving Keepsakes — from a school uniform

Graduation Keepsakes — marking how far they’ve come

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