Now for the finishing. I have many cuts of dupioni silk. Shelley and I went to Delectable Mountain Fabrics a couple years ago and got a treasure trove of silks. Then BFF and I have gone to this one fabric outlet store near Minneapolis that has an amazing selection of silks. A few years ago I also went to a great fabric store near Union Square in San Francisco, Britex. So now that I need some silk dupioni, I had to go find my bags of stuff, a mining expedition, in my sewing room closet. I found some really pretty cuts of silk and some cuts I didn't even remember that I have.
So many choices, how do I decide? I especially like the silks with designs in them.
I cut a piece to line the stitching. You won't see it so it doesn't matter about the color. I like how the purple brings out the purple in the stitching but it doesn't go well with the doll coloring. Now, I really like the thin blue stripe. We'll see. . .
I'll show you how everything turns out tomorrow.
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She's beautiful--whatever fabric you choose it will be lovely
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing the skirt! Your long hours of stitching paid off - Looks beautiful. I had almost come close to using a cotton instead of silk for the lining of the skirt. BUT then I thought about it and decided the designer knew that using the silk was light weight and would be thin enough for gathering. Plus silk is so pretty - even though we won't see it:) love Annette
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your finish!
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