tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post1729605690170495527..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: The Yellow Dress Part #1: UnderliningGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-26445829995082099582010-08-25T18:06:29.922-04:002010-08-25T18:06:29.922-04:00This is great - I'm so behind on blog-reading ...This is great - I'm so behind on blog-reading that I get to read all of the yellow dress posts, one after another!<br />I just read Couture Sewing Techniques and there's so much hand-sewing, but it does seem to make a difference in the quality! Lovely job so far. Now, to the next Yellow Dress post!Tasiahttp://sewaholic.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-38637960876379244612010-08-09T22:11:20.979-04:002010-08-09T22:11:20.979-04:00Thanks so much for showing us the steps in making ...Thanks so much for showing us the steps in making your dress! Sewing is one of those things where it really helps to see something done, and I am going to have to underline a dress I'll be making soon, so I really look forward to reading your posts.Catholic Bibliophagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-65050775524931797672010-08-09T20:43:22.809-04:002010-08-09T20:43:22.809-04:00Such a great post...I can't wait to see the fi...Such a great post...I can't wait to see the finished product!<br />I too have wanted to hand sew more details in my garments, and might try to in my next project: a pleated high waisted skirt...<br />I really want to line my skirt to give it more durability, so I was wondering if you knew a good book about sewing linings?<br />Any help would be great!Abigail B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01611160587324107125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60666314979832984372010-08-09T15:57:55.479-04:002010-08-09T15:57:55.479-04:00Good for you to do this by hand! I underlined -- ...Good for you to do this by hand! I underlined -- once. It was poly chiffon and poly chiffon (one more transparent, one more opaque) and even with pins there was a good deal of shifting with the machine. It's looking good so far.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-18820125691021059072010-08-09T14:25:58.739-04:002010-08-09T14:25:58.739-04:00I cannot express how much help this project of you...I cannot express how much help this project of yours is going to give me! I don't have my Bridal C' book yet by SK, but I will soon. I will be making a daughter's wedding gown and detachable train (think "Sabrina") plus a bolero. Summerset (@Pins and Needles) advised me to get the SK book and also regarding underlining and lining. Thank you, thank you for all this assistance. You help make my sewing BETTER! I appreciate all the pix and tips. Great advice!Mrs. Kelley Dibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192189624517973551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-3982325811366386962010-08-09T13:14:01.634-04:002010-08-09T13:14:01.634-04:00I have been curious about underlining, so this pos...I have been curious about underlining, so this post was great. Thanks for posting about this subject. <br /><br />(BTW - those bigger hand-stitches really hold the underlining to the fashion fabric?!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87063578766591711542010-08-09T11:42:23.190-04:002010-08-09T11:42:23.190-04:00I've never heard of underlining. I'm stil...I've never heard of underlining. I'm still pretty new to this whole thing, so I feel like I'm learning 10 new things every day! I'll be keeping an eye on this project to see what else I can learn from you!<br /><br />Great blog, by the way! I've really enjoyed reading your posts the last few weeks. :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477887672613694373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-9615002596918847512010-08-09T11:30:45.812-04:002010-08-09T11:30:45.812-04:00Oh yeah, that silk organza is a shifty little guy....Oh yeah, that silk organza is a shifty little guy. I underlined the midriff sections for a silk dress I made earlier this year and I was surprised at how much I didn't mind the hand sewing. Granted, it was a really small section, but still. <br /><br />Can't wait to see the evolution and eventual birth of this dress. :)amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-18062679807794573972010-08-09T10:54:28.784-04:002010-08-09T10:54:28.784-04:00And of course I appreciate you checking my work! :...And of course I appreciate you checking my work! :)Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-42555987138448940522010-08-09T10:45:09.865-04:002010-08-09T10:45:09.865-04:00Goodness, I sure do have a lot of people checking ...Goodness, I sure do have a lot of people checking my work! I'll baste the darts next time too, I promise. Though they didn't feel shifty when I pinned them.Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-90826503465154717712010-08-09T10:17:01.798-04:002010-08-09T10:17:01.798-04:00If you're going to the trouble to hand baste, ...If you're going to the trouble to hand baste, wouldn't it make sense to baste up the dart lines as well? It seems to me that the fabric could still shift when sewing the dart.Fairevergreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835294278475404853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-73734481553702660132010-08-09T10:01:21.247-04:002010-08-09T10:01:21.247-04:00Excellent! I have some seersucker that I want to u...Excellent! I have some seersucker that I want to underline because of its sheerness and I've been having fits over how to do it. Did you baste along the dart legs as well?Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16558271291899670360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-3587303384504103012010-08-09T09:53:22.546-04:002010-08-09T09:53:22.546-04:00Great tip, Emily. Thanks!
Lauriana, there is inde...Great tip, Emily. Thanks!<br /><br />Lauriana, there is indeed a grainline. It's marked in a lighter color on the muslin, so it's not showing up in the pictures.Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-67124600797425809622010-08-09T09:50:24.741-04:002010-08-09T09:50:24.741-04:00Wow, usually I allow myself the shortcuts. It kind...Wow, usually I allow myself the shortcuts. It kind of makes me feel like a slacker to read all this. However, there's one thing I noticed about the pictures of your fabric to be cut. As a patternmaker, I have learned only too well the importance of the grainline. It struck me that there's no grainline marked in your muslin pattern pieces, and no reference made to this in your text. Surely you didn't ignore the straight grain during all this involved construction work?Laurianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602295642057814667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15992304440828889422010-08-09T09:47:26.844-04:002010-08-09T09:47:26.844-04:00Do you use basting thread when you baste? If not I...Do you use basting thread when you baste? If not I really recommend it. The real geniality of basting thread is that when you need to remove the basting thread later on (after perhaps already having sewn over it) the thread breaks easily, making it an easy job removing the basting thread.Tiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931123668789375173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-78340390246200414162010-08-09T09:19:37.215-04:002010-08-09T09:19:37.215-04:00Hi gertie!!
Thank you so much for sharing this ste...Hi gertie!!<br />Thank you so much for sharing this step by step it's so nice!!!caelen tegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-91618308324526419472010-08-09T08:33:53.890-04:002010-08-09T08:33:53.890-04:00Hi Gertie! I am the exact opposite! I tell myself ...Hi Gertie! I am the exact opposite! I tell myself everytime during the sewing process: No basting... it should work only with pins and I can use the machine. I learned sewing when I was young, 30 years ago. My teacher was an old seamstress who practiced all these vintage-sewing technics... and everthing took soooo long. My greatest wish is to unlearn this snail's pace when I am sewing. ;) <br />However - thank you so much for your step by step instructions, they are very interesting. :-)immi.http://www.burdastyle.com/profiles/335661/my_studionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-43193125843935252412010-08-09T08:29:09.724-04:002010-08-09T08:29:09.724-04:00Wow. This is a great post. thanks, this will be re...Wow. This is a great post. thanks, this will be really helpful.elizabethenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-22992536865570228452010-08-09T08:26:39.086-04:002010-08-09T08:26:39.086-04:00Looking good!
I do it as Emily describes too, it&...Looking good!<br /><br />I do it as Emily describes too, it's faster and seems to keep everything in its place.Emmy Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665241940139066897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-11807829440297629292010-08-09T08:06:40.431-04:002010-08-09T08:06:40.431-04:00hiya! just found your blog a few days ago and i...hiya! just found your blog a few days ago and i'm loving it!!!! i've made a few costume pieces before but nothing like what you're doing, and am really enjoying learning from your posts. thanks! :Dspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179515765554779640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40668477635588854782010-08-09T08:04:59.742-04:002010-08-09T08:04:59.742-04:00This is a great post, Gertie. Thanks. Emily L. -...This is a great post, Gertie. Thanks. Emily L. - thanks for your tip. I just learned a bunch of sewing tips and it's only 8:03 A.M!Sewjournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623512019377468547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60337250322415656842010-08-09T07:52:43.597-04:002010-08-09T07:52:43.597-04:00Hi! just wanted to let you know, in the costuming ...Hi! just wanted to let you know, in the costuming world (where we use a TON of underlining and couture techniques) most use the underlining piece as the pattern and it gets basted on before the fashion fabric gets cut (that process is called flat lining) so that the underlining doesn't shift around. So, that's one way of doing it too. Thanks for sharing your process! I love your garments!Emily L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-56980413560258080562010-08-09T07:50:43.183-04:002010-08-09T07:50:43.183-04:00Thanks so much for sharing the step-by-step constr...Thanks so much for sharing the step-by-step construction of this--it's going to be fascinating to watch the dress come together! I love underlining and hand basting things, although I rarely do it. It may take a bit longer, but it's definitely worth the final outcome and few extra minutes of time. ;)<br /><br />Once again... I'm in love with that yellow!!!<br /><br />♥ Casey<br />blog | elegantmusings.comCaseyhttp://elegantmusings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-66428209316547465372010-08-09T07:42:00.270-04:002010-08-09T07:42:00.270-04:00Thank you for writing about the details of the con...Thank you for writing about the details of the contruction. It's for this kind of posts that I started to read your blog, even if I also like the other kind of posts.<br />Good luck and don't forget not to take shortcuts ;)Litchinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89944493335693091782010-08-09T07:28:43.112-04:002010-08-09T07:28:43.112-04:00Oh, this looks like serious sewing!Oh, this looks like serious sewing!Cwybrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496964785825887590noreply@blogger.com