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Thank you, and re-worded question

After re-reading my post, your responses (thank you), and the pattern.. The term "stay" is on the skirt pattern.. it says "lining and stay" as one item..

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also am not sure why I wrote "we", must have a mouse in my pocket. Ihave been sewing for many years but never came across that term before..and yes gjones I deffinately plan on doing a dry run first, just wanted tohave all the information on hand before starting.Thanks again, and in advance,Elle

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Ahah! All is made clear! 'Stay' in this case is an underskirt, made from lining fabric as it won't show, to which all those caught up bits of the skirt is sewn, to hold them in place.

A 'dry run' is a good way to put it! Officially it's a 'toile', but don't fret about the terminology. Doing this allows you to work through any construction processes that you haven't tackled before as well as to check the fit of the pattern. Take your time, be patient with yourself, be nice to yourself when things go slightly wrong, and remember Kate's Three Laws of Sewing:

DO NOT STAB THE CUSTOMER - with pins during fitting, or with scissors at other times, no matter how provoking they get! ;)

DO NOT BLEED ON THE WEDDING DRESS!

Keep the VERY NECESSARY supply of chocolate in another room!

Other than that, anything goes!

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Beverly

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BEI Design

If you can find ones that are sharp enough, which is trickier than it sounds, safety pins are a wonderful thing for fittings!! Makes it much easier for the fitee to get out of the dress after you pin.

But in case you do, remember that when it's wet, your own saliva will dissolve your own blood. If you do poke your finger and you find the blood spot while it's still wet, just daub with a little spit and rub with a white paper towel. If you don't find it till it's dry, and you are working with natural fibers, hydrogen peroxide will take it off. Poly....well with poly, Do Not bleed on the dress!!! ;)

Very, very necessary. ;)

Sharon

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:Thank you so much! Im sure I will wander back to ask more questions,should I use the same fabric for the under skirt?

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"[T]he same fabric" as what? As the fashion fabric? If you buy really expensive fashion fabric, you can probably use a less expensive fabric for the lining/stay. I would keep it in the same fiber family, and get the best color match possible, but unless your fashion fabric is very inexpensive, I would balk at spending big$$$ for 17 yards of lining/stay fabric. Also, you might be able to find suitable lining in wider width than the 45" indicated in that pattern, so you could use a fabric-converter to estimate a smaller quantity for the lining.

Beverly

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BEI Design

That's a massive huge skirt, and I would add some sort of stuff to the bodice/shoulders to help balance it. (But then my idea of dressing up is a hoopskirt ballgown with a headpiece.)

HTH

--Karen D.

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Veloise

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