newbie question about thin fabric

I've never sewn clothing before, just a few quilts, curtains, and pillow covers. I have some lovely fabric that I want to make a skirt out of. It's 100% cotton broadcloth (you know, your standard fabric-store fabric).

This fabric seems a bit thin for a skirt -- I'm not going to wear a slip with it, because slips always twist around and drive me crazy. Is there something easy I can do to line the skirt?

Here's the pattern:

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Sara Lorimer
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I'm not able to really tell with the pictures, but it seems to have a facing, and no waistband, correct? If so, then my advice would be to lengthen the facing pieces into a more or less underskirt. Just cut two rectangles of your lining fabric, the finished waist size (with allowances) by -2" your finished skirt length (with hem and seam allowances.) Cut the top edge to match the curve of your outer skirt pattern's waist. Sew these together at the side seams, and insert as you normally would a facing. Hem the lining, and add any extra finishing touches to your skirt. Voila! If you do have a waistband, I suppose it would be more or less the same process, with a sandwich of facing, skirt, and lining. Incidentally, I'm wearing a skirt right now made that way, and with a very similar pattern. Works perfectly for me. Those slips really are buggers, aren't they?

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tahirih luvs 2 sew

Wash and dry the fabric before cutting out since it will shrink.

Reply to
Nick and Judy

Here is one other idea.

One thing that I do, is I wear a cotton slip. Actually I think it is probably some poly-cotton mix. It is just a simple elastic-waist, with a ruffle at the end. I don't think the ruffle is required, but I have the feeling it might help with the slipping. I have had the same one for years & years. It doesn't twist around on me at all, and it is so comfortable in the summer. In the winter one can make a flannel version if they wanted. That would be very easy to make.

Sorry about not having any ideas on how to line the skirt, though- Tahirih has it down really well!!!

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Caya

Um.... I don't know. No waistband, that I know from reading reviews of the pattern, but I don't know what a facing is. (I made an apron 25 years ago -- that was the first and last time I've made anything wearable.)

You speak with confidence. I'll look up what a facing is, and follow your advice. Thanks!

Reply to
Sara Lorimer

It's a pretty simple thing. You know those curvy pieces that came with your pattern? Those one's that are sewn onto the waist, and turned towards the inside? Well, that's a facing. Have you ever taken out a formal (unlined) dress, and seen those little flaps on the inside? That's a facing. Basically, it's a piece of fabric sewn at a raw edge and turned to the inside. You see them on coats and stuff too. Happy to Help!!

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tahirih luvs 2 sew

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tahirih luvs 2 sew

Static is the cause of the twisting. There is a product in a spray can that can be used to prevent that. It can be purchased at fabric stores. Can't remember the name of it, but the temperature reached 71 degrees here in Tennessee today, must have fried my brain. Dot in Chattanooga

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Scare Crowe

. There is a product in a spray can

Static guard AK in PA

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AK&DStrohl

Take a look at this. I think it would solve all your problems. You can use and inexpensive lining fabric or something like a china silk.

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Juno

Hey, I think I understand that. Thanks!

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Sara Lorimer

Nowadays one can get lightweight "linen" cheap -- it's really tow, but it's still cooler than cotton, and just as anti-static. (And sometimes one can find real linen among the scraps and left-overs sold at places like fabric.com, but it's seldom labeled "linespun".)

("Tow" is the short bits of fiber combed out of linen -- nowadays all the fiber is broken into short bits so that the "linen" can be spun on cotton machines. People who make real linen out of the "line fiber"

-- the stuff that's left after you comb out the short bits -- call it "linespun".)

I wear only full slips, made of cotton jersey by lengthening a T-shirt pattern. (I like sleeves in my slips; when it's too warm for sleeves, I wear linen drawers instead of a slip.) Only discomfort from the slip happens on very cold days when I wear fuzzy pants under the slip and they stick to the jersey. (I've got around to making silk over-underpants.)

Joy Beeson

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Joy Beeson

Caya wrote: ...

Amen, sister! I have several cotton-blend petticoats in different lengths to go with my different skirt lengths. Just use a 3/4-circle slip pattern, sitich up the seam, add soft wide lingerie elastic at the waist, and some sort of edging at the other end.

My base fabric is pretty heavy because I wanted some oomph to the petticoat. It doesn't cling to me or the over skirt, and adds a nice silhouette. (I will not be caught dead in a pegged skirt. Must--have-- flare.)

Probably made my current knee & tea-length ones five or more years ago. Last year Wally World was clearancing that instant skirt stuff (pre-sewn in tiers) and I got enough in white and ivory to make a couple more.

HTH

--Karen D.

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Veloise

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