In a message dated 7/26/2007 4:46:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's just the taffeta, we tried it on and the bodice wasn't smooth at all. Well, it wasn't pressed or anything yet, but it was clear to me it will need some "smoothing" process. You have lots of seams you can run boning on that won't show. As someone else already mentioned, it need not be spiral, but some 1/4" spiral boning in a casing sewn to the seam allowance of the pattern pieces would definitely do the trick. Rigelene would also work but isn't 1/4"....not that the boning need be that narrow. Also you might want to flat line the overdress pieces at least to the hips [where the boning should stop]. Flat lining being mounting the fashion fabric to another fabric before sewing anything together, then treating the 2 layers as one. I include this definition because I recently told someone to flat line something and they bag lined it instead...oops! You may even want to use a light flannel for the flat lining...something a little spongy...felty...to smooth things out. There would be no need to attach the flat lining across the fashion fabric at the hip level where the lining stopped. Just pink it [a hem might be bulky enough to show] and let it be free across the pattern piece. It will stay in place because the seams of the narrow pattern pieces are close enough. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
