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Posted on: 11/25/08 4:43 PM ET
I am working on a Vogue dress that has a semi-fitted bodice (the A view). click here The fabric is rather unstructured and I wanted to add some body to it, so I decided to try using an underlining. I have never done an underlining before. I am using cotton batiste for the underlining the main fabric is a mystery poly, purchased when Wmart closed their fabric department.

My question is, do I cut the bodice pieces out of both fabrics, baste them together and then treat them like they were one piece? Need help please.

Deb


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Posted on: 11/25/08 5:27 PM ET
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Jean, I've made this pattern...it's not as "semi-fitted" as you may think. I'm not sure that it needs an underlining unless it is for non-see-through-ness (is that even a word?). Have you tried it without first? If you need it for the placket, you could always just interface that part.
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Posted on: 11/25/08 6:59 PM ET
The reason I want to underline it is two-fold; first the fabric is thin and lacking body and second I would like to try underlining. It is a sewing technique I have not tried before.

Can you think of any reason I should not underline it?

How did the dress work out for you? I did not check to see if there was a review for this pattern.

....ten minutes later....
I checked out the reviews for this pattern and it seems to be quite fitted. Now that I have seen how it works out, I am really excited about it.

I did the flat pattern measurements and could see that the top seemed to run small. I made the adjustment for that and I made my usual adjustments for small sloped shoulders and long arms.

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Posted on: 11/25/08 7:57 PM ET
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>>do I cut the bodice pieces out of both fabrics, baste them together and then treat them like they were one piece?

As this is this is your first attempt at underlining, yes, this is the easiest and best method.

If you cut your pattern pieces as a single layout you can lay the poly on top of the underlining, cut them together, pick them up and take them straight to the sewing machine to baste together. This way the two pieces are guaranteed to be the same size and shape.

Personally I would only underline the bodice and maybe the sleeves. For the skirt I'd sew the batiste as a lining, because the two fabrics may drop at a different rate over the longer length. HTH and good luck.
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Posted on: 11/29/08 12:08 PM ET
I just underlined a silk charmeuse gown which had a lot of piece. One thing I did to keep the pieces together was to use a glue stick. I cut the pieces together, then laid each one on a table and just dabbed the glue stick every few inches around the edge within the seam allowance. This kept the pieces from slipping as I machine basted them together. This was particularly helpful since my fabric was so slippery.
  
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