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Posted on: 9/24/13 12:27 PM ET
Can someone direct me to information on lining a sleeveless dress. I know there are tricks so the armhole and neck are clean finished in the lining. But I don't know what the process is, and when the zipper can be sewn in, etc.

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Posted on: 9/24/13 1:46 PM ET
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It looks like you have a video. Here is my step by step: put the front together, put the back together. Do not sew the side seams or the back seam. So the same for the lining. Lay the fabric down right side up. Lay the lining on top of it side down (so the wrong side of both fabric is on the outside. Sew the neck and the armholes. Once you have turned it, you can sew the side seams up in one long piece starting at the bottom hemline. I will sometimes start at the underarm and sew fabric side seam down and sew lining side seam down in two steps. Then press. Once the zipper is installed, I hand sew the lining down. There is a way to do that too on the machine but I prefer to hand tack it down. Then hem both separately. It is pretty easy and once you do it, you will use it alot. This works well for medium to lightweight fabric. Heavier fabric may be difficult to turn doing it this way. HTH
  
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Posted on: 9/24/13 6:48 PM ET
Thank you both.

I always put the zipper in first thing. I will have to figure out how to do it last. I guess i would hand sew the lining to the zipper.

  
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Posted on: 9/24/13 9:46 PM ET
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I like to put the zipper in first too. Don't sew the side seams until you sew the zipper in.
  
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Posted on: 9/24/13 11:23 PM ET
The old Readers Digest sewing book from the 70's has instructions.
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Posted on: 9/25/13 2:45 AM ET
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Be sure to take the free craftsy class on inserting zippers. You don't need to hand sew anything.

Learn to Master Zippering Techniques
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Posted on: 9/25/13 7:49 AM ET
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Kathleen, this is a slightly timely question since I just finished a sleeveless sheath and posted pictures. I do use and invisible zipper and sew the back seam with the zipper and then machine sew the lining in place. I was inspired by Trena's terrific tutorial to learn this method and love it. my blog with lining a sleeveless sheath dress instructions
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Posted on: 9/26/13 2:38 PM ET
So funny we all have lined sleeveless bodices on the brain when it's the start of fall. I ran across a new to me method last night that was so easy I'm surprised I don't remember seeing or doing it before, so I wrote up a little tutorial too :}
http://missparayim.com/2013/09/26/tutorial-lined-sleeveless-bodice-with-no-hand-sewing/
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Posted on: 9/27/13 0:00 AM ET
Thank you all for these methods.
  
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