Have you tried flat lining it with a piece of lightweight woven interfacing? I do that with all kinds of stuff. I don't seem to have much of a problem with laundering. If there is any separation, it can be re-ironed. With smaller stuff, I use spray on temporary adhesive. Once the garment (bodice, sleeve, etc.) is constructed, it never seems to separate.
Sg On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:45 PM, <lili...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I have some cellulose rayon fabric, the kind that looks and behaves a lot > like cotton, but has a very soft hand. I would like to find a way to make > it less drapey so i can turn it into an Ottoman entari. It is printed with > a very hard to find pattern, chintimani, > http://home.earthlink.net/~al-tabbakhah/cintamani.html > which i have not been able to find in a more suitable fabric. > > The garment will be lined and faced. But i'm afraid the outer rayon fabric > will droop away from it. A friend recommended starching the fabric which > might be good before cutting it out, but the garment will need to be washed > and the fabric may droop after washing. If i use an interlining, i'm > concerned the rayon will gradually sag unevenly away from it. > > Is there some way to bond whole pieces of fabric to a soft interlining? > Some bonding agents have been recommended, but i'm not sure that they are > suitable for whole garments. > > Or any other suggestions on what i can do to maintain the fabric in a > somewhat firmer state? > > Thanks, > Anahita > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- -Sg- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
