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Mintaka · 08-15-2007, 08:08 PM

Hi Everyone!
I am currently making my first costume and I have never made a skirt before so I need help with some of the details. The design is just a regular straight skirt (I thought that would be easiest for a first attempt) and it is made out of slightly stretchy glitter velvet. I will be stitching the embellishments directly onto the fabric. They won't be that heavy but to guard against stretching/sagging of the fabric I was going to line the top of the skirt with some interfacing. I just finished sewing that in and it seems to have canceled out the effect o the elastic waistband I put on earlier. My hips are only about 2 inches larger then my waist so I didnt think it would be a big deal but the fit seems to have gotten worse because of it. What do you ladies normally do to prevent stretching of fabric if you are sewing beads directly onto it? Should I remove the interacing? How do I account for stretching of the fabric when I sew on strings of rhinestones?

Slightly off topic, but related to the same costume, what do you use for the finger loops in the end of gauntlets? It seems to be a very thin elastic, but how do you sew it together if it is really thin? Is there something specific I should look for when I head to Joann's Fabrics tomorrow?

Thanks! Sorry if this is a topic that has been discussed in the past, I am fairly new here and new to costume making in general.

08-15-2007, 08:08 PM	#1
Mintaka Official BHUZzer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States Posts: 369	I need some help making a skirt Hi Everyone! I am currently making my first costume and I have never made a skirt before so I need help with some of the details. The design is just a regular straight skirt (I thought that would be easiest for a first attempt) and it is made out of slightly stretchy glitter velvet. I will be stitching the embellishments directly onto the fabric. They won't be that heavy but to guard against stretching/sagging of the fabric I was going to line the top of the skirt with some interfacing. I just finished sewing that in and it seems to have canceled out the effect o the elastic waistband I put on earlier. My hips are only about 2 inches larger then my waist so I didnt think it would be a big deal but the fit seems to have gotten worse because of it. What do you ladies normally do to prevent stretching of fabric if you are sewing beads directly onto it? Should I remove the interacing? How do I account for stretching of the fabric when I sew on strings of rhinestones? Slightly off topic, but related to the same costume, what do you use for the finger loops in the end of gauntlets? It seems to be a very thin elastic, but how do you sew it together if it is really thin? Is there something specific I should look for when I head to Joann's Fabrics tomorrow? Thanks! Sorry if this is a topic that has been discussed in the past, I am fairly new here and new to costume making in general.