Does anyone design? I need help!
I'm trying to make basically http://sensibility.com/show-and-tell...awstring-gown/. The catch is that the fabric I bought is an Indian-style embroidered cotton - it has a scalloped edge, so I can't really hem it, so I've changed the skirt slightly. It's also very thin, so I need to line the skirt. So I'm modifying the pattern to line the whole thing (I have a how-to-sew book that should give me enough for how to do the lining in general). I just need to design the lining. I intend to use the bodice pieces and cut out a second identical bodice.
What you can't see well in the pictures is that the skirt is gathered to the bodice in the back. Should my lining for the skirt just be basically the same as the skirt, and free-flowing on the inside, or should I shape it differently, possibly with the top of it the lining matching the bodice rather than the skirt? It's a very high waist, so I don't want to just use normal skirt tricks. My current plan is to cut out basically the regular skirt and join them at the waist but nowhere else.
And what's the verdict on using two different linings for the dress? I have some lining in my remnants bag that would give me enough to line the bodice, but not enough for the skirt. It's fine to use that and then get a similar one for the skirt, eh?
Thank you for this! I may have bitten off more than I can chew again. (I don't do baby steps.)
I'm trying to make basically http://sensibility.com/show-and-tell...awstring-gown/. The catch is that the fabric I bought is an Indian-style embroidered cotton - it has a scalloped edge, so I can't really hem it, so I've changed the skirt slightly. It's also very thin, so I need to line the skirt. So I'm modifying the pattern to line the whole thing (I have a how-to-sew book that should give me enough for how to do the lining in general). I just need to design the lining. I intend to use the bodice pieces and cut out a second identical bodice.
What you can't see well in the pictures is that the skirt is gathered to the bodice in the back. Should my lining for the skirt just be basically the same as the skirt, and free-flowing on the inside, or should I shape it differently, possibly with the top of it the lining matching the bodice rather than the skirt? It's a very high waist, so I don't want to just use normal skirt tricks. My current plan is to cut out basically the regular skirt and join them at the waist but nowhere else.
And what's the verdict on using two different linings for the dress? I have some lining in my remnants bag that would give me enough to line the bodice, but not enough for the skirt. It's fine to use that and then get a similar one for the skirt, eh?
Thank you for this! I may have bitten off more than I can chew again. (I don't do baby steps.)
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