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Posted by karlisa on April 17, 2006, 10:29 pm
I am about to order some China silk from Dharma Trading company to use
as the lining in the wedding gown. There are several weights to
choose, but I'm thinking I should probably order the 8 mm weight for
the dress lining, as opposed to the 5 mm. Any of you experienced with
the correct weight of China silk I should probably get for the dress?
Their prices are the cheapest I've come across so far and I have
ordered surface design products and dyes from them in the past have
been pleased with the company. Plus, their catalogue is a blast to
read in bed at night. :-)
Any suggestions would be appreciated before I get out that credit
card....
lisa
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Posted by Karen Maslowski on April 18, 2006, 6:06 am
Lisa, in my opinion, china silk or habotai are both too clingy to use as
a lining. I would prefer to use silk broadcloth, which is crisper.
You can also use spun silk taffeta, both as a lining and an underlining,
which was what Susan Khalje recommended to me. I was very pleased with
this, by the way. I used it as the lining in both my daughter's wedding
gown, and in the gown I wore to her wedding in late June of 2000. It was
outdoors, down by the Ohio River, 93 degrees, and 100% humidity (so
humid that it rained, briefly), and she and I were both cool and
comfortable. Well, she was; I was having serious hot flashes. But if I
had been wearing anything but three layers of silk I think I would have
fainted with the heat.
Good luck with the gown! You don't have much time, so be sure to ask
about delivery times. The silk I ordered (about 25 yards) was "on the
boat", and we ended up in a bit of a time crunch, since my daughter
lived five hours away at the time, and we needed a lot of lead time for
fittings, decision-making consults, etc. It turned out beautifully, but
I was a nervous wreck.
Karen Maslowski in Ohio
www.sewstorm.com
karlisa wrote:
> I am about to order some China silk from Dharma Trading company to use
> as the lining in the wedding gown. There are several weights to
> choose, but I'm thinking I should probably order the 8 mm weight for
> the dress lining, as opposed to the 5 mm. Any of you experienced with
> the correct weight of China silk I should probably get for the dress?
> Their prices are the cheapest I've come across so far and I have
> ordered surface design products and dyes from them in the past have
> been pleased with the company. Plus, their catalogue is a blast to
> read in bed at night. :-)
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated before I get out that credit
> card....
>
> lisa
>
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Posted by Joy Beeson on April 18, 2006, 10:35 am
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:06:10 -0400, Karen Maslowski
> Lisa, in my opinion, china silk or habotai are both too clingy to use as
> a lining. I would prefer to use silk broadcloth, which is crisper.
>
> You can also use spun silk taffeta,
What do you think of Dharma's silk twill?
Joy Beeson
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joy beeson at comcast dot net
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Posted by karlisa on April 18, 2006, 12:40 pm
Joy Beeson wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:06:10 -0400, Karen Maslowski
>
> > Lisa, in my opinion, china silk or habotai are both too clingy to use as
> > a lining. I would prefer to use silk broadcloth, which is crisper.
> >
> > You can also use spun silk taffeta,
>
> What do you think of Dharma's silk twill?
>
> Joy Beeson
> --
> http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ -- needlework
> http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/
> http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange
> joy beeson at comcast dot net
I've never purchased their fabrics. I've only bought dyes and things
for surface design.
lisa
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Posted by Jenn Ridley on April 18, 2006, 1:10 pm
>On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:06:10 -0400, Karen Maslowski
>
>> Lisa, in my opinion, china silk or habotai are both too clingy to use as
>> a lining. I would prefer to use silk broadcloth, which is crisper.
>>
>> You can also use spun silk taffeta,
>
>What do you think of Dharma's silk twill?
For what purpose?
I have some that's 3-4 years old. I dyed it and made it into a skirt.
It's still doing just fine, and I wear it once a month or so.
It's too heavy to use as a lining, and I'm dubious about its
usefulness for work-style pants, as it's a fairly drapey twill. It
would probably make great softly tailored trousers, though.
--
Jenn Ridley : jridley@chartermi.net
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