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Now I need to start work on the fitted petticoat bodies and skirt. It will be made of red silk dupioni, bought for cheap on eBay (because I had no red silk, and wool would have been too warm for October in a hall).
The new linen collar canvas I bought at B.Black & Sons is currently in the wash (I did a test on a swatch, and it remained pretty firm - besides, I wash most of my garb, so I better wash this before I make it). The collar canvas will be used to interline the bodice portion as recommended by myladyswardrobe. It really is a lot stiffer, without being thicker, than regular cotton canvas or drill and I like that! And it is 100% linen!
The silk dupioni will go in to its own wash after that. I'm planning on flatlining the silk with muslin for body, as that stuff is thin! It will make the garment warmer a little, but the plan is to wear it in October, so that's ok. I want the body, and I don't want the silk coming apart at the seams.
For the outer kirtle, I am debating if I should wash the silk brocades or not. I guess that needs a test swatch as well to see how well it holds up in the water. It will be cold water washed if I do, I just don't want microwrinkles again like the taffeta did. Only one way to find out so I better cut the swatches asap to wash them with the red silk. And I am going to line it in my linen/cotton fabric - but not flatlined, as there are going to be a lot of panels to cut & sew together. I don't want to double my work when I don't have to.
Well, back to the laundry.
The new linen collar canvas I bought at B.Black & Sons is currently in the wash (I did a test on a swatch, and it remained pretty firm - besides, I wash most of my garb, so I better wash this before I make it). The collar canvas will be used to interline the bodice portion as recommended by myladyswardrobe. It really is a lot stiffer, without being thicker, than regular cotton canvas or drill and I like that! And it is 100% linen!
The silk dupioni will go in to its own wash after that. I'm planning on flatlining the silk with muslin for body, as that stuff is thin! It will make the garment warmer a little, but the plan is to wear it in October, so that's ok. I want the body, and I don't want the silk coming apart at the seams.
For the outer kirtle, I am debating if I should wash the silk brocades or not. I guess that needs a test swatch as well to see how well it holds up in the water. It will be cold water washed if I do, I just don't want microwrinkles again like the taffeta did. Only one way to find out so I better cut the swatches asap to wash them with the red silk. And I am going to line it in my linen/cotton fabric - but not flatlined, as there are going to be a lot of panels to cut & sew together. I don't want to double my work when I don't have to.
Well, back to the laundry.