Lining

The very challenging waistcoat I'm knitting has a pattern using gold metallic thread.

I feel that when I wear it (no experience) the harshness of the gold might spoil the finish of whatever I wear underneath it. I'm thinking especially of am acrylic satin blouse.

Can anyone with experience advise of a suitable lining?

It might be that I'm wrong of course!

Mary

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Mary Fisher
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I have found that metallic threads generally can't be felt on the inside of a garment. I suggest you try a sample swatch using the metallic thread just as you would while knitting the garment -- you need to make a swatch for gauge anyway.

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Mary

I used to use metallic thread quite a lot and found it always snagged other softer materials coming into contact with it. Ordinary weight lining might offer some protection to the garment underneath your waistcoat but I think I would be inclined to use a heavier weight - perhaps equivalent to duchess satin.

Here are a couple of UK sites that offer fabrics at reasonable prices:

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wouldn't mind seeing a picture of it finished - it sounds intricate. :-)

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Bernadette

I'm half way through it :-)

The question was prompted by my fingers snagging on the thread. The fingers don't snag on the ground cotton or in fact on any 'natural' yarn so I wondered ...

Thanks anyway,

Mary

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Mary Fisher

No idea what duchess satin is :-)

It's beatiful and the fleur-de-lys pattern in gold is stunning and I'm getting used to working that even without following the chart now. I think i've said before that I don't like charts ...

The worst part is that it's all knitted on one long circular needle, beginning with a few stitches and increasing until there are over 200, the pattern has to be worked into the increases. That's not so bad either but when those increases have finished alternate rows have just one stitch increase at each end but AT THE SAME TIME (it's in caps in the pattern) decrease two stitches every16th row at the side 'seams' - working the pattern accordingly of course.

The shaping part of the pattern takes just a few lines in print but my memory won't keep all that in so I've used lines paper and written down the shaping instructions for dozens of rows.

It's a pattern for 'a more experienced' knitter from a Vogue magazine and is stunning. On the model.

Being short and dumpy it just might not be as stunning on me but I don't care, I just love it :-)

Yes, I'll send you a picture!

Mary

Mary

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Mary Fisher

It is a close woven, heavy satin also known as slipper satin Mary.

I found a definition in Webster's online dictionary: "A heavy, smooth, high-quality satin made from continuous-filament silk or man-made-fibre yarns, suitable for wedding gowns, evening dresses, evening shoes, and jockeys'blouses, traditionally with 300 or more ends per inch and sufficient picks to ensure a well-constructed cloth."

Whilst it is thicker than ordinary satin it is also very soft to the touch, drapes well (if needed) and is harder wearing than the thinner satins. (My dancing shoes were made from it many years ago!) :-)

Oh that sounds very rich.

Thanks, I look forward to that.

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Bernadette

I LOVE Chalanges like that , but i always preffer knitting from the WIDER part to the narrow parts,,,, mirjam

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mirjam

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Ah, now I do know that! Thanks. What's better is that I have some ... :-) Not enough to use for a full garment, ideal! Thanks again.

Mary

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Mary Fisher

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