Comments on: Flatlining in the 1860s

By: Jennifer Rosbrugh

Jennifer Rosbrugh — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:43:49 +0000

In reply to Nancy. Sew bias right sides together with the bodice edges. Grade, clip, etc and turn bias to inside and press. Hand tack down the opposite edge of the bias (turn under so you're tacking a fold and all raw edges are covered).

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:31:37 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Rosbrugh. "Finish the neck and hem with bias tape"....Could you show a picture of this area? Kinda unsure how the bias tape is sewn on. Thanks

By: Jennifer Rosbrugh

Jennifer Rosbrugh — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:45:17 +0000

In reply to Kathy. Welcome to our Joyful Community Kathy! :-)

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:09:41 +0000

So glad to have found this site. Just starting sewing 1860’s clothing and this is a wealth of information.

By: Lady Mellilah

Lady Mellilah — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 19:37:49 +0000

My wedding corset was flatlined, but I haven’t used it for much else…I will definitely be adding this technique to my projects! Thanks

By: Katherine

Katherine — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:13:04 +0000

I also sandwich a layer of silk organza in between the fashion and the lining. This gives it a crisp look and body without the bulk. Love your blog!

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:25:28 +0000

I flatline anything that would benefit from it, and as you know, that’s nearly everything. I use different techniques depending on the fabrics, but I find that I generally use a washable glue stick on smaller pieces, and run a thin bead of Elmer’s washable school glue right out of the bottle in the seam allowances of large pieces. It takes a bit of practice to get just the right amount (and it’s important to stay in the seam allowances), but it’s quick, incredibly cheap and works well. Inner construction elements (darts, tucks, etc.) are always done with hand basting. Hand-tailored pieces that I’ll be spending a lot of time with (coats, jackets, waistcoats) are always done by hand as I don’t trust the glues to be terribly long-lasting.

By: melody

melody — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 05:28:05 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Rosbrugh.

Is the neck & hem then covered with trim? I made a victorian jacket for my daughter and flatlined it with twill. I then used a heavy weight iron in fabric pellon ,Made it so still it could stand by itself.!,Looked terrible!-wore it anyways cause I literally ran out of time Just spent last night peeling it out of the jacket(costume satin from Joann’s) gah! made funny “morie satin” designs on the satin and water mark looking spots on the fabric. Lesson learned– leave the heavy weight pellon alone!
jacket is soft now-may take it appart,as I have time now and flatline it correctly.
Thanks Jen for the articles and all the help you provide.