ISO LIQUID Lame Circle Skirts

[ravenadesigns]

Trying to find a vendor that sells these.

Also interested if someone has one (or a few) to sell.

Thanks!!

[anala]

Massive closet sale thread - I have a vintage electric blue for sale

[ravenadesigns]

thanks! I will check it out!

Also looking for Fuchsia and multiple shades of blue (turquoise, royal, etc)

[ravenadesigns]

Preferred style but open to suggestions....

[Marianna]

is that tissue lame or liquid lame? It doesn't seem stiff, but rather soft.

[anala]

It was soft...former owner here.. but heavy! Tissue lame is nasty stuff...no flow and crunchy. This stuff was made in the 70's and had a great "hand". You can tell by the way it flows over the table top like water. Or budtah

[ravenadesigns]

ah! I had no idea there was a difference!! Changing the header to read "liquid". Thanks!

[Doozer]

Wow, so pretty! Nice lame' is hard to find...nowdays you get that 'crunchy' stuff mentioned above or the heavy black-backed stuff that can be a nightmare to sell. I'll keep my eye out at the local fabric stores for the nice stuff and if I find some fabric I'll see if they'll let you order over the phone. Ravena, if you pm me your telephone number I'll keep it with me when I go fabric shopping. The finished skirts could be harder to find. Oh yeah, what colors? How many yards? They're really easy to make....should take a couple of hours for each one.

[txchic]

I know Gaylene of Gaylene's Boutique sells liquid veils. You could contact her re fabric or possibly making you a skirt. lilegypt1@aol.com

[ravenadesigns]

Hello Everyone!

Thanks for the information. I am gonna attempt making my own :-). I have made my own chiffon skirts and I have a few different patterns that I can try. Gonna hit up a specialty fabric store in the area that sells a lot of "unique" fabrics.

Though I would prefer to find a vendor to provide this - I will give it a shot.

[Doozer]

Yo Ravena....make sure you hang your skirt for a few days after you've put a waist band on it BUT BEFORE you hem it. If you don't the hem will be uneven after wearing the skirt a couple of times. It also helps to cut the skirt longer than you think. Good luck!

[Marianna]

Liquid lame can be found in most fabric stores, but usually not in that many colors. But normally I see about 3-4 at the Yardage Town closest to my house. I made veils out of them sometimes, they flow really nicely.
If you're making a circle skirt, you probably don't need 1 1/2 circle, you can just cut 2 half circles, that will be full, and because it's not see through you don't need more.
And because it is cut on the hem, I agree with letting it hang for a couple of weeks at least. Don't touch it, or play with with before you hem because it will fraye like crazy.

[ravenadesigns]

Thanks for the advice.

When I make my chiffon skirts I do the "hang it up and bat it around 2x a day for a few weeks" technique. IT has worked so far. Good to know that this fabric kinda works the same way. Thanks!