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Posted on: 4/27/15 11:11 PM ET
You know how some dress patterns will call for tulle in between dress and lining? Or a tulle ruffle on the lining for shape and fullness? I like the extra swish and shape that a tulle ruffle underskirt adds, but I worry that synthetic fibers will yellow over time. Should I look for cotton net? Or could I make a ruffle out of cotton fabric to add body and swish?
Flower girl dress will be of fine embroidered Swiss cotton and lined with lawn or maybe a silk blend.
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Flower girl dress will be of fine embroidered Swiss cotton and lined with lawn or maybe a silk blend.
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Melanie
Posted on: 4/28/15 2:01 AM ET
100 percent cotton English netting is over $25 a yard (maybe even way more) and not all that wide. So I think that would be a waste of that nice fabric there, like that. It might be different if it was actually part of the outside of the dress, and embellished with embroidery into it or something instead though. Also really not very stiff at all either before or after you have washed it. So probably would not even meet your needs like that. Maybe just make or buy a half slip/petticoat of the more regular nylon stiff stuff, and then it's not even attached to and part of a dress at all, and it could be worn with several dresses instead of just one even? Also would make it more easy to wash and iron the dress later then too, as you would not have to worry about a hot iron hitting some nylon or polyester and melting it.
Posted on: 4/28/15 7:40 AM ET
Yep, make it detachable. I'm altering my (store bought, well, ebay but...) wedding dress right now and needed more pouf. The way the dress is constructed did not lend itself to a petticoat and my first thought was to sew in the tulle above the underskirt, but ended up going with snaps on a bias band. The other advantage is it makes the dress easier to store and transport.
Posted on: 5/8/15 4:16 PM ET
Cotton netting has a different drape than tulle and I think you will find it won't have the oomph that tulle does. It is softer, thicker and heavier and beautiful as well. The detachable idea is brilliant.
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Posted on: 5/8/15 8:32 PM ET
In reply to meleliza
I used full slip petticoats that were tea length in all my girls' special occasion dresses. Worked great!
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Heirloom sewing for my girls!
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Posted on: 5/9/15 8:09 AM ET
In reply to meleliza
Here is a petticoat just like the ones I have for my daughters.
full petticoat
petticoat web page
I bought several of them in different sizes when the company was going out of business. They are a bit pricey.
-- Edited on 5/9/15 at 8:12 AM --
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full petticoat
petticoat web page
I bought several of them in different sizes when the company was going out of business. They are a bit pricey.
-- Edited on 5/9/15 at 8:12 AM --
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Heirloom sewing for my girls!
http://nsosaat.blogspot.com
http://nsosaat.blogspot.com
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