Burda Style For people who sew

Hi there,
I am going to sew a woolen skirt; it’s a very lightly wooven fabric and I wonder if I should interface the whole skirt? ( to prevent it of getting some “peaks” at the hem or some “bulges”) it seems a bit weird to me, but I remember the very stiff woolen skirts from the 1960ies and I think they all had interfacing on it – have you ever tried it? what kind of interfacing should I use?
I would be happy to learn about your expierences.

Oct 3, 2009, 09.23 AM by culturalactivist

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  Oct 6, 2009, 08.46 AMby katexxxxxx

  If you want a stiff wool skirt, use a thicker, stiffer fabric. If you want drape, use your soft, light fabric.

  You COULD fuse some interfacing to the back of the fabric, but that won’t solve the problems you mention, and the fusing may not stay fused for the lifetime of the garment.

  If you want to experiment, do. Try a fusible hair canvas designed for speed tailoring. Yes, I have done this – for a concept piece that needed a sculpted look, and the fabric was a silk and viscose mix. This project: http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/21st-c-tailoring
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  Oct 6, 2009, 10.15 PMby bijouxbetty

  Hi there, I just made the BWoF 124a out of a wool blend – it called for interfacing in the neck – it was a vilene G785 which is a jersey iron on interfacing – and it worked wonders it gave it more solid feel without being stiff & has the advantage of the slight jersey to work with the give wool.