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Feb. 11th, 2015 11:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandie_rwI made most of a skirt today - just have to tack down the facing. The fabric was a stupidly good deal - it was just under a yard of blue and black lightweight wool suiting, when remnants were 75% off, plus discount, so I ended up paying under $3 for the piece. How could I resist? (I couldn't.)
I used the skirt from one of my Butterick Retro dress patterns...whichever one would fit onto the fabric! I think it's a 1958 pattern...too lazy to go look now. Lined it with an extremely unpleasant navy poly faille I found in the "modern fabrics" bin...it flatly refused to iron nicely. I don't know how anyone can work with polyester regularly; they're clearly more patient than I am! Acetate lining is far less terrible.
On to the facing!
I used the skirt from one of my Butterick Retro dress patterns...whichever one would fit onto the fabric! I think it's a 1958 pattern...too lazy to go look now. Lined it with an extremely unpleasant navy poly faille I found in the "modern fabrics" bin...it flatly refused to iron nicely. I don't know how anyone can work with polyester regularly; they're clearly more patient than I am! Acetate lining is far less terrible.
On to the facing!
