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highlow kitty · Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 1511 Location: not here

i am on my second real sewing project ever and i have to make a skirt, so i have a pattern picked out and got some pretty linen material but it's see-thru-ish :/

i got some 'garment lining material' at the store too, but it's polyester and after i got it i thought, hmmm will that make the skirt all sweaty? should i go back and get a basic cotton instead, or should i still to this stuff? i already googled, but i couldn't find a decent tutorial, but maybe y'all already know of one?

i'm taking a class, and i would ask the instructor, but i feel like she'll probably say i'm making it too complicated, skip it so i can finish quickly. but i want to be able to wear my skirt!

thanks!
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IrmaVep · Posted: Mar 10, 2012 2:47 am Post subject:

Some synthetic fabrics do actually breathe... the best option might be silk, but often that's not that easy to sew, so it might not be something you want to go for until you've got a bit more experience.

For linen you probably could use a light-weight cotton and not have it affect the drape too much.

And you could always do an unlined skirt and wear a slip with it.

highlow kitty · Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 1511 Location: not here

thanks IrmaVep!! i actually wore a dress yesterday that i realized has the same lining material i bought, so i'm thinking this will mean no sweatiness. well, crossing my fingers anyhoo.

plus when i was at school i remembered, oh yeah, most of the time i wear shorts under my skirts anyways. DUR!
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PrickleyPete · Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Posts: 942

Sometimes a skirt will shrink a little but the lining doesn't, or sometimes a skirt is just a bit see-thru anyway. I have a half-slip I wear under these skirts so I don't have to worry about sewing linings in.
It might be complicated for you to worry about wearing a slip with certain things but it works for me.
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IrmaVep · Posted: Mar 13, 2012 11:35 pm Post subject:

PrickleyPete · Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Posts: 942

The shrunk ones are on my thrifted wool skirts that I have put into the washer.
Prewashing is a really good idea, why haven't I ever done that before?
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highlow kitty · Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 1511 Location: not here

that was going to be my question- if i pre-wash both together, they wouldn't shrink differently later, right?

on the good news front, apparently the pattern is one that has a gazillion tutorials on the internet!
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IrmaVep · Posted: Mar 16, 2012 1:03 am Post subject: