Heavy fabric with heavy lining?

[sstormwatch]

Something I was reading in one of my mailing lists, and it made me wonder

Comments

[pepperbeast]

No, definitely not. I line with light-medium weight linen, or sometimes with shirt-weight cotton.

[tudorlady]

No. I tend to use something light. The lining is part of the hand and drape factor, and using something AS heavy would tend to make it like concrete. Which is, as far as I know, NOT the idea.

I'm using a medium-light wool twill lining for the Spanish mourning gown, and a medium linen underlining. The velvet surface fabric needs the support of the linen inasmuch as it's rayon velvet (who can afford real silk pile?) the lining itself adds minimal support but does help the drape. (I SO need to get working on this...)

[sewloud]

I line with something light, if it's a heavy fabric depending on what it's for I often only line the bodice. Heavy lining in my world is only for adding weight to thin things.

[myladyswardrobe]

Usually for gentry gowns, I use a fine silk. I am happy to use a silk dupion for linings rather than wasting taffeta. I have used medium weight linen as well but I prefer using that for working class gowns.

The super sekrit project of mine will be velvet, taffeta and at least dupion silk. The bodice will be lined in linen (you know what the bodice is made from).

I certainly wouldn't use a heavy weight lining for a heavy weight top fabric. I always use a lighter weight lining.

[dmetrixavier]

I made the horrible mistake of lining my Spanish doublet (the red one) in military-weight canvas, because I was afraid of it wearing too soon (I wear my garb well - average suit lasts 2-3 years for me, so it seems lately