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Posted on: 10/5/08 10:39 AM ET
I'm making a dress in soft cotton (soft like worn out bedlinen).
My experience is that this kind of cotton tends to hike up and get stuck in my pantyhose. So I will underline the skirt part, but am unsure if I should use rayon or cotton batiste lining. I want cotton, but fear it's not stable or snug free enough.
Any recommendations for lining fabric for soft cotton?
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Posted on: 10/5/08 10:46 AM ET
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I think the Ambiance lining (rayon) should work fine, and it will keep your skirt from hiking up. I've used it to underline soft, drapey rayons when making a sleeveless 'column' dress, and it then also serves as the lining. No slip needed.
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Posted on: 10/6/08 6:16 AM ET
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I personally don't like rayon. I use silk habotai lining for all my couture garments no matter what they're made from. It does unravel easily and is a bit slippery to cut out but being silk, it breathes much better than rayon and you won't have the static issue.
  
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Posted on: 10/6/08 6:17 AM ET
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Sorry. Just reread your message and got confused with lining and underlining! For soft cotton underlining, I would suggest cotton voile or batiste
  
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Posted on: 10/6/08 8:10 AM ET
Thank you for the replies! I plan to use underlining instead of lining since it will add a bit of body to the soft cotton. Good to hear that cotton voile could work, I am thinking that I should wrap some cotton voile around my legs and walk around to see if it hikes up
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