Beige Charmeuse
Posted in Bed Comforter Sets on 12/30/2005 06:45 am by admin
What is the name for the stretch nylon in ladies’ slips? And what are some similar fabrics?
I make dresses from salvaged materials, mostly reconstructed slips and other lingerie. I am going to be customizing a dress that I have already made (see it here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38378756 ). I will be removing the white fabric and replacing it with a fabric that is like the beige top. I am already planning on looking for salvaged fabrics, but if necessary I will buy brand new fabric. Does anyone know what this kind of fabric is called? Or a type of fabric that has a very similar feel? And do you know where to get it (online)?
I have already looked at duchess satin (which is a weave and seems too stiff) and charmeuse satin (which is a weave and seems possibly too slinky??)… I have never actually had the chance to feel either of these kind of fabric, so if you can be really descriptive that helps me a lot.
Thanks!
10 points to the best answer! And 10 point if you’re the only one to answer. I really need help with this question!
Duchess satin will be too stiff for what I’m seeing in the photo. I’d suggest you look for a heavy tricot (which is dirt cheap). Something like: http://www.spandexhouse.com/products.asp?id=115&pname=Nylon Tricot — probably about 40 denier.
If you want a woven fabric instead of a knit, then I’d consider something like silk charmeuse.
Sounds like you need some basic textiles books. Start by borrowing Claire Shaeffer’s Fabric Sewing Guide and Sandra Betzina’s Fabric Savvy books from the local library, along with a basic college textbook on textiles (Kadolf, Hollen, Pizzuto, etc.). That should get you going. When you’ve got your feet wet with those, then the best I know for what you’re doing are probably Winifred Aldrich’s Fabric, Form and Flat Pattern Cutting and Debbie Ann Gioello’s Profiling Fabrics, which is much more systematic on fabric hand and shows many, many draped samples of both bias and straight of grain goods on a standard mannequin. Aldrich shows a few fabrics and how pattern cut influences hang.
But no book will ever replace the knowledge you’re going to get by going to large numbers of fabric stores and examining fabrics personally. Even if you have to travel to do it, it’s important to start building a mental list of how fabrics feel and hang.
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