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The title should be I need help copying Grandma's slip - sorry
I have one of my grandmother's Barbizon slips. I drafted a pattern from it ages ago (which I'll have to redraft to my current, ahem, larger proportions).
I love this slip because it is cut on the bias, so any circumferential stretch comes from the bias, not thin flimsy fabric; it has shape, it holds that shape; and the material! Oh the fabric is loooooooooovely. It is super smooth, thick but not inflexible.
It is so finely woven that I can't tell if it is a twill or not. I don't think it is. Anyway, I'm hoping someone can point me to an equivalent weight and hand of fabric. I don't care about fiber content, I want something with the same characteristics.
Bemberg rayon lining is too thin.
I have one of my grandmother's Barbizon slips. I drafted a pattern from it ages ago (which I'll have to redraft to my current, ahem, larger proportions).
I love this slip because it is cut on the bias, so any circumferential stretch comes from the bias, not thin flimsy fabric; it has shape, it holds that shape; and the material! Oh the fabric is loooooooooovely. It is super smooth, thick but not inflexible.
It is so finely woven that I can't tell if it is a twill or not. I don't think it is. Anyway, I'm hoping someone can point me to an equivalent weight and hand of fabric. I don't care about fiber content, I want something with the same characteristics.
Bemberg rayon lining is too thin.
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If I were you, I'd take the slip in to a better fabric store and ask them to help find a fabric with the qualities you want. Most employees are avid seamstresses and know their stock backwards and forwards, and love to help find just what you need.
