Organdy is a beautiful fabric ideal for a variety of historical and vintage garments as well as inner layer/underlining support. Learn about the technical details including the weave, finish variances, and differences from organza and crinoline materials.
Jennifer will cover various garments, accessories and trims where organdy is best used with sewing tips that help you use this marvelous fabric.
Show Notes and Mentions
-My main Organdy blog post
-Corded Petticoat Workbook for more info and two sewing methods for this undergarment
-Book: Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, 7th Edition
-Book: All About Cotton by Julie Parker
-Farmhouse Fabrics as a resource of Swiss and other high quality organdies
-Skirt hem facings blog post
-Flatlining large sleeves blog post
-1830 Slytherin Dress where organdy is in the top puff
-1873 Blackberry Cream Dress with apron overskirt flatlined in organdy
-Make your organdy petticoats in my online sewing class
-Resources for purchasing organdy: Pure Silks, Needle & Thread (aka Wooded Hamlet), Vogue Fabrics, Renaissance Fabrics, Mood Fabrics, Online Fabric Store
-Find me on Facebook: @historicalsewing
-Follow me on Instagram: @historicalsewing
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017 Interview with Jennie Chancey of Sense and Sensibility
016 Creativity Thru Decades -Interview with Mom
015 Try Something New
014 Bringing Historical Fashion into Your Modern Wardrobe
013 Sewing Threads
012 The Value of Mundane Sewing
011 Tidying Your Sewing Space with the KonMari Method
010 Victorian Christmas Traditions
009 Cottons for Bustle Dresses
008 Keeping a Sewing Journal
007 Biggest Challenge in Achieving the Historical Look
006 Favorite Sewing Tools
005 Victorian Halloween Traditions
004 Getting Started in Historical Costuming
002: The Process of Creativity
001 Staying Motivated in Your Sewing Projects
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