I needed a simple black skirt, but wanted to give it a little bit of secret color. Enter, the Meringue by Colette. I opted for a waistband instead of facing. And without a dark lining in sight, I found a bottle of Rit dye and hand dyed the habotai lining before inserting it.
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cotton twill, quilting cotton, silk habotai, invisible zip
Intermediate
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Jan 18, 2012, 08.46 AMby lennert
Love it! You look gorgeous…
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Jan 19, 2012, 02.37 AMby threadsquare
Blush :) Thank you! Your profile photo is gorgeous and so happy!
Jan 17, 2012, 09.51 PMby schnui
Your skirt looks great.
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Jan 19, 2012, 02.37 AMby threadsquare
Thanks! It’s a quick & flattering pattern.