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- From: MAHE@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu
- Subject: Re: Pattern problem
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 11:54:07 EST
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- I don't know about this off-the-shoulders-without-boning business...
- I'd feel a bit insecure I think :-). But an underlining would
- definitely help in giving body to the dress, and in keeping it
- where it should be, in a way that lining would never do.
- Satin is heavy, but it's not that stiff.
-
- An important function of underlining is to provide a place other
- than the fabric to attach interfacing and hems to, and to pad
- seam allowances. All of these functions would be important for
- satin, where a single stitch from a hem would show from across
- the room, and where seam allowances would make definite ridges.
- Usual underlinings tend to be either fine cotton batiste, or
- silk organza. The idea is to have something crisp and light.
- A color matching your skin is always appropriate, but matching
- the fabric is fine too.
-
- Vogue Pattern recently had a very good article on the whys
- and hows of underlining, it might be worthwhile for you to
- look it up at the public library? (it was either this summer or
- last summer).
-
- Marie-Christine
- mahe-marie-christine@yale.edu
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