I'd forgotten the buttonhole stitches over threads to make the eye of
'hook and eye' mentioned by Tamara. What was even worse, was 4 (and it had
to be 4 according to my teacher) threads exactly one and a half inches long
joining the lining and the outer fabric hems of a dress at each side seam,
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jean Nathan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
Who wears
lined dresses nowadays? Only those who can afford to buy couture clothes I
suspect.
Which takes me back several years to when our lace group had a day out
in Bridgnorth, Shropshire (actually, it was May 1993,
Jean Nathan wrote: Who wears lined dresses nowadays? Only those who can
afford to buy couture clothes I suspect.
I do, I do for winter things, not necessarily lined dresses, but definitely
lined skirts and lined dress pants. Wool pants do seat if they aren't
lined.
Malvary in Ottawa
