{"id":2110,"date":"2019-04-15T13:45:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T12:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2019-04-16T08:22:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T07:22:16","slug":"how-to-sew-with-metallic-brocade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2019\/04\/15\/how-to-sew-with-metallic-brocade\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sew with Metallic Brocade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This winter has definitely been for me the season of glittery brocade<\/strong>! I\u2019ve always loved this fabric but feared sewing it. <\/strong>After purchasing an excessive quantity at Bennytex, I had no choice but learn hands-on! The result: two party dresses for my daughter, two everyday dresses for me (not everyday for everyone though!), a top and skirt set, a mini and a midi skirt… And also many lessons on do and don\u2019t of sewing metallic brocade, which I\u2019m very keen to share!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve read many times in sewing blogs and on Instagram that there are no rights or wrongs in sewing, just different ways to do things – which I\u2019m not sure is totally true. Let\u2019s say that when sewing with metallic brocade, there are many things I wish I had been told<\/strong>, and here they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I WISH I HAD BEEN TOLD NUMBER 1… BROCADE FRAYS LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW!! <\/strong>So as soon as you\u2019ve cut all your piece do overlock them all, fully, even if they are to be fully lined – I suspect that if not overlocked they could fray by use, so personally I would not risk it. Also it will save you a lot of hoovering while sewing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I WISH I HAD BEEN TOLD NUMBER 2…. METALLIC BROCADE IS EXTREMELY ITCHY<\/strong> and absolutely unbearable on bare skin. This has several implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, all metallic brocade projects need to be fully lined<\/strong> – partial or no lining just won\u2019t do. I did not line the silver top\/ skirt set and no matter how beautiful I find it, I just cannot wear it, even with ties and a long-sleeve turtleneck t-shirt underneath. In contrast, both my dresses are fully lined and I put them on bare skin with no problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second, you will need to cleverly think about how you finish your neckline<\/strong>, as this is definitely a very sensitive area. For both my dresses I inserted some piping<\/strong>, in a similar colour for the pink dress and in a contrasting one for the blue dress. To do this I sew the lining to the dress before attaching the lining by the neckline. You can also use a slighly overlapping bias, using the same method. Whatever your preference, you will need to use a different, skin-friendly fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I WISH I HAD BEEN TOLD NUMBER 3… BROCADE IS VERY RIGID<\/strong>. It has no give whatsoever and does not really shape to the body. So I would not recommend using it for very tight fitted garments<\/strong> like my mini skirt, because it is just not comfortable to wear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I would not recommend a very puffy gathered or pleated skirt<\/strong> either – I tried the later and it looked terrible. And I would strongly advise having plenty of seam allowance<\/strong>, to be able to enlarge at key areas – I did have to enlarge both my dresses (which are based on a fully tried, tested and perfectly fitted pattern) and my midi skirt at the waist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I WISH I HAD BEEN TOLD NUMBER 4… BROCADE AND VISIBLE STITCHES JUST DO NOT WORK WELL TOGETHER<\/strong>. So get ready for a lot of hand-stitching<\/strong>, especially if you chose a circle skirt! Both brocade dresses and my brocade skirt are based on a (self-drafted) semi-circle skirt pattern; and I followed wonderful Emily Hallmann\u2019s advice on how to line them: <\/a>I sew with my machine a bias tape at the bottom, then fold it and and hand-stitched it inside. The hand-stitching takes absolute ages (90 minutes for a half-circle skirt, I counted!) but it is really worth the effort, the result is flawless. The bias also creates a nice rigid curve at the bottom, which is really pretty in my view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I WISH I HAD BEEN TOLD NUMBER 5 … BROCADE OFTEN HAS A \u201cWRINKLY SIDE\u201d, WHICH IS QUITE DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH<\/b>. So you have two options: either use the wrinkly side as your right side and be super careful that you don\u2019t create unwanted folds when you sew – this will definitely require more time and attention than with \u201cnormal\u201d fabric. Or work on the other side of the fabric, which is perfectly smooth – for illustration my mini skirt is wrinkly-side out, while my midi skirt is smooth side out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I WISH I HAD BEEN TOLD NUMBER 6… BROCADE IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL SO DO GO AHEAD AND USE IT!!! <\/strong>And I hope you will find this article useful to tackle this material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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