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The Emporia => In the wardrobe => Topic started by: Goth Gardiner on January 13, 2018, 11:19:52 AM
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Or perhaps a dress that looks like a skirt.
I want to have a couple of skirts for summer wear but I can't wear skirts as they give me back-ache.
Howevery couture sewing book illustrates severall "skirts" that are really dresses - the skirt is sewn on to light weight top that isn't designed to be seen.
However, as this is for summer I need the tip to be as cool as possible and am not sure what fabric to use. Culproall? One of the performance fabrics? Or just a cotton?
I am sure someone must have done this before. Can you give me some ideas?
Gg
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Culproall?
Do you mean cupro = Cuprammonium? A form of viscose rayon. All rayons are regenerated cellulose fibre so not synthetic but not entirely natural.
https://www.naturalclothing.com/modal-rayon-lyocell-cupro-semi-synthetic-fabric/ (https://www.naturalclothing.com/modal-rayon-lyocell-cupro-semi-synthetic-fabric/)
The advantages of rayon are lightweight, beathable and fairly inexpensive. Disadvantages are that it usually creases badly. For what you want it would be a good choice. Other options would be lightweight 100% cotton lawn or fine silk.
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Oohh! I think I had something like this as a child. Mine was a kilt style skirt attached to a light vest top. Like this:
https://www.gretnagreen.com/girls-dress-stewart-tartan-kilt-with-bodice-p10064#product_information (https://www.gretnagreen.com/girls-dress-stewart-tartan-kilt-with-bodice-p10064#product_information)
:)
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I was just about to say these were around when I was small...
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any light woven or even a light weight knit in - silk, cotton, viscose, bamboo
An option is to attach a skirt to a RTW vest/singlet/camisole
Also depending on the style it can be a useful idea to put some elastic at the waist, even 2 or 3 rows of shirring elastic can make a difference.
[size=78%]http://dressagirlaroundtheworld-va.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-best-t-shirt-dress-tutorial.html (http://dressagirlaroundtheworld-va.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-best-t-shirt-dress-tutorial.html)[/size]
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It does not answer your question, but how about a dress pattern that can look like a top & skirt?
Sew Over It Phoebe Dress (https://sewoverit.co.uk/product/phoebe-dress-pdf-sewing-pattern/)
(https://sewoverit.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Phoebe-Dress-1-350x350.jpg#)
Tamanegi Kobo Jasmine (https://tmngkobo.onlinestores.jp/Dresses-c-321/Jasmine--Combination-Dress-p-8859.html)
(https://tmngkobo.onlinestores.jp/resources/upload/products/Jasmine08.jpg)
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:o Blinks in surprise at having found herself here :o
Errrmm, that was a really good tutorial and that tamagotchi dress looks really nice ...
Errrrmmm ... I think I have mislaid something somewhere else ... (scarpers off before anyone notices her)
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I would use a cotton singlet as I can't wear polyester against my skin it makes me itch.. you could buy a cheap cotton one and give it a try
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Cotton lawn or voile, viscose lawn or silk habotai would be the finest ones. Not done this myself but keep thinking I might. My tutor used to say it was a good idea for those that didn't like things round their waists and those who were larger and didn't want elasticated waists.
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Brenda, I did of course mean Cupol. That has the advantage over Morgan's and Ohsewsimple's suggestios as I know I have some already that I wouldn't mind using, unlike my stack of silk which is just for looking at, not actually for using. I'd not thought of using a stretch fabric as I'd though the weight of the skirt would pull it out of shape, but of course this doesn't happen on a dress fully made of jersey. The suggestion of getting a RTW top though has a lot of appear - I bought a couple of full-length slips in a "cool" jersey in the sales, a short version of one of those would be good in warm weather.
The top portion of the Tamaneji dress was what I had in mind, although with the top a bit shorter. What always surprises me about these posts is where do you find the patterns? Do you all have photograhic memories?
Many thanks to all of you
GG