Hello all,
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle yards and yards of skirt fabric? I have just finished making a 6.5 yard skirt for a Civil War re-enactment ballgown. Before this was a Civil War daydress with a
5 yard skirt, and waiting to go is a "wraper" with another ton of yardage in the skirt. I'm new at this type of sewing and it's killing me! I drape it over the ironing board to attach trims and/or baste; then again to press. The weigth of the fabric pulls everything out of whack causing me to lose valuable time. I tried using the back of a chair to support it as best I could and it worked OK but is not going to work out in the long run. There has to be a better way. I have run into the same problem sewing. It's sew 6 inches, stop, repostion the fabric, smooth it out, stitch for antoher 6 inchesm and start over again. Thanks for any help you can provide.Liz W