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I've been helping my jr. high aged neighbor girl with her sewing when she gets stuck. I must say I really enjoy this. Not only the sewing part but we do have some interesting conversations as we are undoing, doing up or redoing parts of her projects. She was quite surprised to find out that boys were the same problem 50 years ago as they are now and delighted to find she was probably even more confusing to them LOL

The one question that stumped me however was about lining. What's the difference between lining a skirt and wearing a nice taffeta, cotton or some woven type fabric slip. Well, I was stumped, what is the difference, pros and cons, so to speak. I couldn't answer that question. Any input ladies? I told her I'd toss this question out and let her take a look at the answers when she got home this afternoon.

Val

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Pat in Virginia

Val, I'm no expert but this is what I understand a lining to be.

  1. Gives shape of a garment. The difference between a casual loose hanging jacket and a professionally tailored suit jacket.
  2. Preserves fabrics that would otherwise pull apart or unravel. Like silks and other delicate fabrics. In seams that are especially prone to stressors it helps to keep the fashion fabric intact. This is just the stuff off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more but I'd have to read up on couture or textbooks.

A slip is just meant to keep the garment from grabbing on to us and riding up or out of position. Or give greater shape to a garment ie. hoop skirts, bridal dresses etc.

Good luck and thanks for passing on the gift and love of sewing to the next generation. AK in PA

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AK&DStrohl

Nowadays I almost invariably line my skirts because (1) they are more comfortable to wear, a lining does not cling or ride up as a slip can. (2) a lined skirt is cooler in this hot, sticky climate - one less layer of clothing. (3) I no longer have to scrabble in my slip drawer looking for a slip of the right weight, fabric, width, length etc.

I can probably think up some more reasons (justifications???) if you need them.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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Olwyn Mary

Dear Val,

Along with all of the other reasons given for lining, and I agree, it's just easier to line a skirt than it is to finish all the seams, which is the alternative to lining. When I don't line something, it's because the fabric requires some other finish--like french seams for a shear, or felled seams on a shirt.

Teri

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gjones2938

I agree with this completely. Also the thing to keep in mind is what the finished seams are going to look like from the outside. We all know there are some fabrics that if you serge the seams, then press, the serged stitches will imprint on the fashion fabric. That just ticks me off when I do something like that. With those types of fabrics, a lining is just about a Must.

Too, I have to admit, I loathe slips. ;) If it's a half slip, seems like the elastic always dies at a bad time, like after you've left the house. Then you walk around all day hitching the thing back up somewhere in the vicinity of your waist. *sigh* All the full slips I've ever had have the cheapest satin ribbons for the straps. Those things never stay adjusted to where I want them. So then I end up fighting to keep the strap on my shoulder.

So the PITA factor is high for me with slips. lol Linings are Much easier to deal with.

Sharon

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Sharon Hays

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Pat in Virginia

are not.

I don't understand. ;-)

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duh

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