On 6/9/2010 4:24 PM, Lisa A Ashton wrote:
Also, should I plan to use a cotton or linen for the lining? Or could I use a silk? Because if silk would be acceptable for teh lining, I have a nice medium weight silk that I could dye myself, and I have lots of it. I am using a lightweight cotton for the interlining, the fabric is a calico cotton that an average weight--what you would use for quilting.
I have an original early 1860s high-necked sheer cotton dress in a dark green stripe, with a low-necked black taffeta bodice lining. I've always assumed the lining might have been recycled from something else and was used for economy.
I also have an original brown silk 1850s dress with a floral printed calico lining with a brown background.
Usually you see a glazed cotton but in washable dresses, the glaze is often gone by now. White for white dresses, black for black dresses, various shades of brown for most.
But as with the first two examples, dressmakers sometimes used what they had around that was the right weight.
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