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adding lining to a skirt; some tips

07/07/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized18 Comments on adding lining to a skirt; some tips

Plenty of skirt patterns do not come with separate pieces nor instructions for adding a lining to the skirt.  And often you want a lining; particularly in a winter skirt that you wish to wear with tights. In a nutshell:…

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Adding a lining to a finished skirt

15/06/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Adding a lining to a finished skirt

My bottle green basic skirt has had an update!  Well, not one you’d see, but one that will make it tons more wearable in my winter repertoire; I’ve added a lining. The first few times I wore this in autumn…

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Unexpected inner workings…

18/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Unexpected inner workings…

Most of the time I make predictable choices in lining by carefully matching my lining fabric to the outer layer to get as close a match as possible, but every so often I go for something completely different.  A little…

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