Now I'm all cornfused...

[Hannah K. Gelt]

OK so I was just reading through AA's 5 Dog dress thread and Flat lining / Inter lining was mentioned in the same sentence...

Soooo can someone please explain the difference between the two...

[Lizzie Marie]

Flat lining....sewing a light weight material to each piece of fabric before you sew them together, usually when your fabric is real light weight and needs some body ie silk....and is usually used for the skirt

Innerlining....heavier fabric used between your fabric and lining, as in a bodice for strength.....

that is my understandin of them.....some one else jump in if I'm wrong

[Hannah K. Gelt]

Thanks for the quick answer Lizzy but now I have more questions just to make sure I am understanding.. :lool

Flat lining....sewing a light weight material to each piece of fabric before you sew them together, usually when your fabric is real light weight and needs some body ie silk....and is usually used for the skirt

Each piece of fabric as in FF AND lining or just FF?


Innerlining....heavier fabric used between your fabric and lining, as in a bodice for strength.....

And this "inner" piece would just be sewn up together with the FF when you put it all together?

[Accurate Allie]

I had to go back and look at the thread to figure out what I had said there! My understanding (and the context that I used it in, which could well be wrong) they are one and the same - Heather of TV used "interlining" on the pattern, and I then used the term flatlining to describe the same thing - cutting the same piece of pattern out of another fabric (usually heavier) and then sewing them together around the edges before putting the garment together to give it more body. For a skirt this usually means muslin for normal weight, chintz (polished cotton) for something very thin like silk and then twill, light canvas or the like for a bodice.

Then again, I may be confused as well for technical accuracy - but that's what I meant in the sentance I wrote, sorry for the confusion!

[Hannah K. Gelt]

Thanks AA for the answer...

Was secretly hoping the terms were one in the same... :lool

[Miss Ruby]

OK please let me see if I have this right cos it's something that always confuses me and I haven't had to properly line anything yet.

So when you're flat lining something, you cut your 'main' fabric and 'lining' fabric exactly the same, sew them together (properly or just baste?) then just sew the garment together as if it was one piece of fabric?

:help

[Lizzie Marie]

OK please let me see if I have this right cos it's something that always confuses me and I haven't had to properly line anything yet.

So when you're flat lining something, you cut your 'main' fabric and 'lining' fabric exactly the same, sew them together (properly or just baste?) then just sew the garment together as if it was one piece of fabric?

:help

Yes..........

[Bloomin']

This page has a few neat tips including a note about flatlining:

http://www.directcon.net/wander/tech.htm

[Allie Mo]

:ty BY!

That was interesting. You are so helpful! I really appreciate it.

Love ya!

[Hannah K. Gelt]

AWESOME page BY, thank you...

[Bloomin']

You both are so very welcome! There were just a lot of great tips in such a little space!

[Dixie McCan]

I'm glad Hannah asked the question, I sure learned a lot.

[Madamekat]

I'm super lazy, and I use Quilt basting spray to put my fashion fabric and interlining together. I learned the trick from a woman who learned it from Kendra of www.demodecouture.com. I figure if she uses that method, it's ok!!

[Iona Vaquero]

OMG!!! That feels so like cheating. But I totally love the idea of sticking it together so it doesn't move. Thanks for the tip.

[Madamekat]

:lool

I'm Queen of the Cheat!! If there is an easier way to do it, I'll that's the route I take! Plus, it saves a TON of time and Lord knows I hate basting the FF with the interlining by machine. I think I hated that more than cutting out the fabric. Then you can get to the good stuff and "real" sewing :sewing

[Chantilly]

I use the Dritz Spary Adhesive to stick the two fabrics together also. Then I zig zag the edges (I don't have a serger :tap ) and then treat as one piece. Works well.