tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post3421675781364293198..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Field Notes on Working with Duchesse Satin (Also: Kitties!)Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-61090462554499972152013-06-15T17:24:10.642-04:002013-06-15T17:24:10.642-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sue Heisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941121906142413057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-86079772791953701512013-03-16T01:35:02.642-04:002013-03-16T01:35:02.642-04:00Hello - I was thinking of making pillowcases out o...Hello - I was thinking of making pillowcases out of silk duchesse satin. Bad Idea? Good Idea? I know how high maintenance they are, which is why I was thinking of training using silk charmeuse...<br /><br />I am new to all of this but few people seem to be into making pillowcases out of these... envelope style... <br /><br />What do you think? As for cleaning it, would there be a way I could clean it at home? Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173910135104414902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-32880792275519850152009-09-09T13:02:20.204-04:002009-09-09T13:02:20.204-04:00Love the kitties!!! (goes well with the sewing too...Love the kitties!!! (goes well with the sewing too)K McCallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542007961308814944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89293910221920340082009-09-08T15:10:02.852-04:002009-09-08T15:10:02.852-04:00Thanks, Nancy K! You are a wealth of knowledge!
F...Thanks, Nancy K! You are a wealth of knowledge!<br /><br />For those who suggested horsehair braid in a hem, could you tell me how you secure it? Do you need to use an underlining in conjunction with the horsehair?<br /><br />Emilykate--HA! I can see you are a fellow LOLcats fan.Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40388614615759278522009-09-08T15:04:12.988-04:002009-09-08T15:04:12.988-04:00As everyone mentioned, underlining is the key to a...As everyone mentioned, underlining is the key to an invisible hem. Duchesse satin is a truly magnificent fabric and the dress is worthy of it.<br />When cutting fabrics like this that are difficult to keep flat, pinning them to a layer of tissue paper is a good way to keep everything square and the grain intact. You just cut through the paper. Use weights to place the pattern on top. You can also use pattern paper ant the pattern pieces can then be easily laid out on grain. Cut through all layers.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-78089136201577549462009-09-08T05:20:56.373-04:002009-09-08T05:20:56.373-04:00Thanks for the great tips! And cute kitties ;)Thanks for the great tips! And cute kitties ;)Josephine Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467403316039394846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-36691195766075218552009-09-08T03:55:17.086-04:002009-09-08T03:55:17.086-04:00OMG kettehs! Kitteh kitheh kitteeeehs NOM NOM NOM!...OMG kettehs! Kitteh kitheh kitteeeehs NOM NOM NOM!!!!<br /><br />I'm sorry I didn't read about the satin at all ;o)EmilyKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202548680341378684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-18757280231167861902009-09-08T03:41:00.474-04:002009-09-08T03:41:00.474-04:00Yes, I would use the organza interlining too, But ...Yes, I would use the organza interlining too, But I have also used the horsehair braid and that work nicely as well. I made the skirt for my wedding dress in duchesse and I love the fabric. Yes it shows every bump and it never looks ironed but it does it in the silk way and that makes me love it :-)Anne Dhttp://eaosewing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-22662249368480593272009-09-07T21:17:09.567-04:002009-09-07T21:17:09.567-04:00Of course! A silk organza underlining! I've us...Of course! A silk organza underlining! I've used that technique before, and I don't know why I didn't think of it here. Sewing from a 1950's book, I sometimes forget more modern techniques I've learned. VoNBBS barely mentions interfacing or linings, and definitely not interlinings.<br /><br />LindsayT, that is interesting to hear about the curling--and good to know, especially considering what I paid for this fabric!Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-66306630806258306312009-09-07T20:54:04.339-04:002009-09-07T20:54:04.339-04:00I made my daughter a Duchesse satin gown, and unde...I made my daughter a Duchesse satin gown, and underlined it with organza. It worked great! I have also hemmed inexpensive unlined satin gowns (meaning poly) for other people and in this instance I used horsehair braid, tacking it at the seams only. It folds into place nicely, stays put and gives some shape to the hemline.Pamela D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-66373571363261750202009-09-07T20:35:08.248-04:002009-09-07T20:35:08.248-04:00I am working with red duchesse satin just like tha...I am working with red duchesse satin just like that for my daughter's strapless dress. Susan Khalje told me in sewing class that it's the mark of an expensive fabric when it curls so much. Susan also had me line my daughter's dress with organza so when I hem it I will be securing it to the organza, like Sarah (above) said.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245730088359572839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-64899611224779513242009-09-07T18:47:00.661-04:002009-09-07T18:47:00.661-04:00and PS, SUCH CUTE KITTIES!and PS, SUCH CUTE KITTIES!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529913156270137127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47381413343014683102009-09-07T18:46:36.934-04:002009-09-07T18:46:36.934-04:00I was taught to always interline silk - with silk ...I was taught to always interline silk - with silk organza, preferably. If you interline, you can hem and tack down seams and all that right to the interlining, and then everything's invisible.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529913156270137127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15236045692511324552009-09-07T16:29:49.392-04:002009-09-07T16:29:49.392-04:00Were I wearing that fabric, it would definitely be...Were I wearing that fabric, it would definitely be over Spanx!!gwensewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809115166600229262noreply@blogger.com