2 questions...

[lovetriangle]

1) I'm gettin' ready to get to work on the PDSvN dress again and I'm squeaking by on barely enough fabric for some parts so I can't screw it up. I am leery of pinking and slashing the lining of the pendant sleeves because I'm using dupioni. Any tips? I want to avoid using something like a fusabel interfacing just because I'm not sure I want to add that much stiffness or weight. I don't know... Exacto? Chisel? Pizza dough poker wheel? Any ideas?

2) The new/used laptop looks like it may actually become mine this week and I want to revamp my website - I have some to update on the individual dress diaries. What do y'all want to see? What would make it useful/enteratining/not want to gouge you own eyes out?

Comments

[lizcostumes.livejournal.com]

I've only played with cutting dupioni minimally. But yes, I would be concerned about its durability. however, an option is pinking the fabric, flatlining it to whatever lining you want to show, and then flatlining that whole piece again to something else to give it stability. if you can't get the inside color to peek through, then you're going to want to make I shaped cuts - one long one for the cut like you planned, and then two smaller ones at each end. this should allow the sides to be peeled back or fray to reveal the lining. If that's not enough, put some thick, tacky glue on those frayed strands, and once it dries, you should be able to peel back the frayed part and it will stay much better.

That's Kelly's work - pretty, aint it?