Sewing with Brushed-Back Satin
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Comments (13)As far as dress styles goes, the two don't have to be the same. No-one would expect a 16 month old to have the same style dress as a 9 year old, just as they wouldn't expect a 9 year old and an 18 year old to be identically dressed. There will be enough "match", if matching is important, if you use the same materials in both dresses. Yes, do the chiffon hem separately to the satin hem. Apart from that it will look better, you will have a hard row to hoe if you try to hem them together AND have both layers hang properly together. Joan has described the fishing line technique a little more clearly than I originally did- you lay the fishing line right on the edge of the chiffon (or a poofteenth in from the edge). I don't understand why you seem to be set on the idea of doubling the chiffon (you've mentioned it in both your posts now). As I said in my earlier post, more layers of chiffon will obscure the underneath fabric. So if you double the chiffon, the effect will be to make the dress look like it is made of chiffon, rather than chiffon over satin (as it would look with one layer of chiffon). In that case, you may as well save the expense of the satin and use something else for the underdress so as to feature the chiffon. (And if you do double the chiffon, hem each layer separately.) As the other Colleen mentioned, you should make the satin skirt and the chiffon skirt sections separately before slipping the satin skirt inside the chiffon skirt and then basting them together at the top and gathering as a unit. Then attach, treating the chiffon side as the "right side of the fabric" for the purposes of the pattern instructions. By doing this the side and back seams of each layer will be separate from each other- they should not be sewn together, except at the zipper, if there is one and it extends that far down. I would wait to hem until the dress is completed and the hem has had a chance to do any dropping it is going to....See Moreneed tips of sewing flannel backed satin
Comments (2)If you have a walking foot it works great on any type of slippery fabric. A 4 thread serger will do a great job as well. You need a good strong seam as this stuff likes to frey. Great project - Christmas gift? I know you will do a great job and it will turn out beautiful. Jean...See MoreTell me about finishes: chrome, brushed nickel, satin....
Comments (17)"brushed nickel in ... on one of these posts someone said that finish is plated" I've mentioned "plated". Almost all / options / colors / finishes / are plated. Underneath the plating is something solid. e.g. solid brass (hardware like handles) or a brass tube (the faucet body) or a strong plastic (the faucet's handspray). I used to find it confusing to read "all brass" and "chrome" in the same description. Not any more. Chrome is plated and always has been. For some people, it's considered such basic simple knowledge that it doesn't need to be stated. For some reason, it was not part of my general education and upbringing. So, I went digging for information and found that there was almost always a plated finish (on faucets and on hardware): chrome. brushed nickel, whatever other finish... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_plating "Types Decorative Decorative chrome is designed to be aesthetically pleasing and durable. Thicknesses range from 0.002 to 0.020 mil (0.00005 - 0.0005 mm), however they are usually between 0.005 and 0.010 mil (0.00013 and 0.00025 mm). The chromium plating is usually applied over bright nickel plating. Typical base materials include steel, aluminum, plastic, copper alloys, and zinc alloys.[2]" Most of the other finishes are by PVD method. Even stainless can be applied by PVD. The exception to this "finish plated onto something" is stainless hardware in general and stainless steel faucets that are stainless throughout (which are rare, and European). "Stainless" is a recipe with many ingredients; depending on the recipe it can end up looking any of an infinite number of shades: more nickel, more chrome, more silver, more white or more gray. Chrome also has color variations. It can be applied thin or thick. It can be applied on top of a layer of bright nickel plating. This changes the look. Look at chrome from a very high end manufacturer, and you will see beautiful color. -- I notice that the manufacturers of hardware and faucets almost never describe their chrome. -- some faucet manufacturers will lifetime warranty only chrome and one or two other finishes. sometimes they exempt the whole faucet from their lifetime warranty even though it's only the finish that has changed. (!). --...See MoreWaterlox satin looks streaky - please help/advice
Comments (2)Found the below link at the FAQ's, on the Waterlox website. If you have already seen it, please excuse the interruption :). I only used the original sealer on my counter tops, but would really like to try a satin finish - the original is pretty glossy after 6 coats... HTH, Dawn Here is a link that might be useful: Waterlox FAQ's...See Morekeepeminstitches
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