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Posted by Caya on May 12, 2007, 8:13 am
I have a few questions for you clever folk. I have this pattern here:
http://www.candleonthehill.net/store/catalog.php?item=20
I'm thinking that maybe it is not structured to handle being made with
lightweight crinkle cotton. It's not the MOST lightweight material,
but on the light side, still. It would need two layers to not be able
to basically see through it, and even with two layers, you can see
your hand behind it when you hold it up to the light. (Sorry!!! That's
the best I know how to describe it.) I wanted to try, because I wanted
something light. So, is it possible?
Secondly, I would like to know how to sew with it. I put it in the
wash, and the middle is reasonably flattish but the edges are VERY
crinkled, from it twisting into a long rope in the washer/dryer. I'm
thinking that I should iron the material, but only so much as to
reduce the biggest crinkles, right? Leaving its basic "texture"? Then
I would cut it & sew it all together, trying not to pull it out of
shape as I sew. However, if I do that, won't it become shapeless when
the garment is finished? Maybe I should iron it perfectly flat, and
let the crinkles come when it goes in the wash? If so, then won't it
be shrinking, and out of shape?
Thank you!!!!
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Posted by Caya on May 12, 2007, 8:17 am
I found a picture online that shows the kind of fabric I mean, I
think:
http://www.blaec.com/phillip-lim-lace-front-babydoll.shtml
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Posted by Kirsten on May 12, 2007, 9:16 pm
>I found a picture online that shows the kind of fabric I mean, I
> think:
>
> http://www.blaec.com/phillip-lim-lace-front-babydoll.shtml
Nice fabric but you may want to line it with something else. Two layers of
crinkle cotton may produce too much bulk.
As to the ironing question, I will defer to others who have more experience
with this kind of fabric.
Kirsten
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Posted by Erin on May 13, 2007, 5:26 am
> Nice fabric but you may want to line it with something else. Two layers of
> crinkle cotton may produce too much bulk.
I wouldn't line it but I would wear the dress with a full-slip made of
cotton. I had a couple of nice ones that I wore under crinkle cotton
dresses during the 1970s.
Erin
(yeah, I'm old! :-) )
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Posted by Erin on May 13, 2007, 5:21 am
> I have a few questions for you clever folk. I have this pattern
here:http://www.candleonthehill.net/store/catalog.php?item=20
>
> I'm thinking that maybe it is not structured to handle being made with
> lightweight crinkle cotton.
Remember also that using a markedly different type of fabric than that
shown in the picture will give you a different "look" to your finished
dress. I LOVE crinkle cotton and think this dress would look very
romantic sewn up in it but I would increase the width of the bodice
slightly to give a more "blousey" effect. But that's just me! :-)
Erin
(who has had absolutely NO caffeine whatsoever today and who is
therefore functioning at 50%! Please excuse if anything/everything I
wrote is goofy!!!)
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