formal dress with lace Long Short Sleeve Black Evening shoulder neckline Unique high neck lace long

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This beautifully embroidered floral gown has pockets and a sheer back detail

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After that, I sew exactly along the drawn line, cut seam allowances to 5 mm and turn it right side out, pressed, placed the embroidered edge on the organza, and sew it by hand (I used very strong thread for hand sewing)

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