Organza sashes enhances and accents to the chairs you'll use in a wedding set up. You have the choice of either purchasing the sashes from a specialty store or just make them yourself. They don't cost that much but you'll have to figure out if you have enough time left to get things set up.

Weddings are both joyous occasions and moments of great stress - that is if you are the one doing the decor. Every accessory you add to the whole set up should match the general theme and motif of the celebration. At times you want to add accents that won't strain your budget. A great yet inexpensive suggestion is to use organza sashes to add accents to the chair covers and give the entire set up an elegant appeal.

Buy It/Make It - A Tough Question

If you do choose to add organza sashes to add accents to your chair covers then you'll have to decide whether you will buy commercial sashes from the store, get custom made ones for your particular needs, or just make them on your own. Take note that these sashes don't really cost that much and the biggest concern you have is the amount of preparation time.

If you purchase sashes from a specialty store, you'll be surprised that there are companies that sell them for less than a dollar. The challenge with purchasing commercial sashes is matching them with the chair covers you already have, that is if the chair sashes are more of a later addition.

However, if you came up with the idea of using organza sashes before setting up the chair covers and the rest of the set up then you can purchase matching chair covers and sashes. You may also want to visit specialty stores that make them custom made. Given that, now you can also get professional advice on what you already have set up.

Now if you are a bit tight on the budget you have several options. You can opt to purchase the sashes with the covers from a wholesale store so you get cheaper prices. Another option is to just rent them from rental companies, which is a bit cheaper. Another option is to make them yourself, but consider how much time you have left.

Making Your Own Organza Sashes

If you're a bit tight on the budget you can just make the sashes on your own. You'll need the following items to do this: measuring tape, organza, stitch witchery, and fabric scissors. Be sure you have enough time to this since you'll spend some time purchasing and making the sashes in the process.

The first step is to measure the back of the chairs to determine correct yardage. Make sure to make bulk orders when you buy organza to and ask for a discount. Take swatches of your signature colors to the fabric store. Buy an adequate amount of fabric and make sure to add several extra inches to what you have originally measured.

Next, wrap the organza fabric around the chair back somewhere around the mid-section. Make sure that it is wrapped smooth all around and avoid getting wrinkles. Do not iron the fabric when you have it already wrapped.

Tie the fabric at the back of the chair in a tight knot. This is to ensure that the organza doesn't sag. Next, tie a wide bow and tug on its edges to smoothen any differences in length. That's it for one chair but the difficulty here is keeping all the bows and organza wrapped on a uniform level.