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The Emporia => Fun with Fabric => Topic started by: sewmuchmore on February 01, 2018, 18:21:25 PM
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I have recently bought this (https://www.thetextilecentre.co.uk/products/light-medium-weight-boiled-wool-mix-coating-5?variant=26721312008) with a view to making a jacket. It is a very nice bright burnt orange with a lovely feel to it and washes with no shrinkage. And this (https://www.thetextilecentre.co.uk/products/100-cotton-country-meadows-craft-print-fabric-white-burnt-orange-yellow?variant=15157075396) for the lining. However, I feel the wool mix it is a little too drapey for the jacket I have in mind and thinking about interlining it but undecided what to use. I don't want anything too thick or too stiff. I have used chiffon, voile and lawn cotton to interline skirts and I did wonder about sew in interfacing, or even an iron on light weight to stabilise the fabric, do you think that would work? Any ideas?
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The cotton print looks lovely, but is it right for a jacket lining? A lining fabric, especially for sleeves, should be shiny/slippery so that you can push your arm, probably with another sleeve already over it, into the sleeve of the jacket. Woven cotton won't have that property.
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I used iron on interfacing to stiffen the loose weave of a coat I made, but make sure that you pick the right weight for your fabric - ask me how I know :[ I have used brushed cotton to line a coat and didn't not experience any difficulties getting in and out.
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The cotton print looks lovely, but is it right for a jacket lining? A lining fabric, especially for sleeves, should be shiny/slippery.
Personally I don't have a problem with having a cotton lining and as I never do as I am told or do what I should do so will continue to buck the trend, but thanks for your concern Brenda.