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What would you use to line cotton lace? Can't figure out the right fabric
ElizLunday Intermediate TX USA Member since 3/12/04 Posts: 20	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/23/12 2:08 PM I'm diving in and buying some gorgeous (and expensive!) cotton lace to make a simple shell top--inspired by the Mad Men collection from Banana Republic. But I can't decide what I should use to line it. I want a matte finish fabric in the same color (white.) I thought of using silk, but I wasn't sure what would be best--charmeuse? habotai? And then I got to thinking that since the lace was cotton, maybe a nice cotton lawn or batiste would be better. What say you all? I'm not used to such fancy-pants sewing!
nicegirl Intermediate DC USA Member since 5/10/06 Posts: 1611	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 5/23/12 4:07 PM My instinct would be to go with cotton, if only for laundering purposes. That way you know both fabrics can be treated the same way. Particularly as the fabric is white, I'd want the option of an oxyclean soak for pit stains (apologies if you don't get them!). I've never tried silk in oxyclean, though it might work. ------ http://theslapdashsewist.blogspot.com ================= 2007: purchased 115+, sewed 105+ So close to parity, yet so far Trying again in 2008 Yards purchased: 133 Yards sewn: Somewhere around 95 2009? I give up
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 6999	Login to reply to this post In reply to ElizLunday << 2 members like this. Date: 5/23/12 8:45 PM I'm with nicegirl, but I'd like to add try cotton batiste. It's light enough to move with the lace, comes in white and is a matte finish. Back in the 1970's when cotton lace was popular as tank tops (oh my, here I go again, reaching into my dinosaur brain...) they were lined with either batiste or a very thin cotton knit. ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair
ElizLunday Intermediate TX USA Member since 3/12/04 Posts: 20	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/23/12 11:15 PM You guys are confirming my own instincts. I was thinking that matching the fabrics would make laundering easier, and I'm such a clutz that stains will be inevitable. I also think it will be cooler, a major consideration in Texas. Thanks for the input, folks!

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