Cotton Tier Skirt

It's navy blue and tiered and (was) very pretty!

Try the advise below :-)

Use acetone and an old toothbrush, reapplying the acetone a number of times and brushing to remove it layer-by-layer. Work on outside and then on inside. May not come off entirely.

Reference - http://www.supergluecorp.com/removingsup erglue.html

2006-12-16 05:44:03 by Cindy K

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I have a vintage cotton ivory lace tea-length gown, which I love. It has peach-colored satin trim on the neckline, arm holes (it's sleeveless), and the bottom of each layer of the 3-tiered skirt. I really want to replace (or at least cover) the peach trim.

Our colors are red and aqua.

What kind of material would you suggest for the new trim, and in what color?

I'd go for an ivory satin. If I had to choose from aqua or red I'd go aqua but I don't think it'd be that nice.

2010-04-29 12:23:04 by CuppinCake

I like the old cotton tiered three quarter length petticoats women used to wear under skirts and dresses. Although old fashioned, I think they look great as outerwear. I have four that are on the thin side so I wear two at once with a wide belt.

To try it I went out for the afternoon with my boyfriend and whilst we were out, I removed my skirt and spent the rest of the date in my petticoats. He loved it and no one else seemed to mind.

My mum would have freaked if I had done this when I was younger - is it acceptable now with modern fashions looking more like underwear? My petticoats don't look like underwear compared to some fashions but I have always regarded them as underwear and would recognise them as underwear if I saw one on someone else.

Sounds like you enjoyed the risk,and i really agree, i have seen the skirts look just like underware selling for the price of a skirt,
i guess the designers are having a great laugh at our expense, but lots of people ware them, if you dress tastefully , not completely see-through, it should not matter and in real hot weather it would probably look great.

2008-05-15 06:55:10 by Annie

Price: $50.00 $29.95

Machine wash inside out, separately, in cold water, gentle cycle, do not bleach, remove promptly, line dry, iron on reverse side at lowest setting as needed
Full elastic waist
2 piece set

I'm planning on doing a tiered/ ruffle effect, and need to do alot of sewing. I don't want to ruin the fabric as this design will require quite a few yards of fabric. Additionally, does anyone know where to buy a COTTON tissue lame? I know this exists, but have yet to find it. I have only found nylon-polyester blends which ... are polyester- nylon. ICK! Any help would be much appreciated.

What I think you're thinking of as cotton tissue lame is generally sold as "quilter's lame", and doesn't have much cotton. e.g.:
http://www.quiltedfox.com/fabricsc2.htm< br /> Miserable stuff to sew, and not as shiny as tissue lame, which is also miserable to sew.

Tissue lame tends to shred under the slightest provocation. My suggestion is to serge it and back each seam with something like "seamsgreat" or other lightweight stable fabric. Some people have been known to fuse the lame to lightweight interfacing... that may help your ruffled effect. Or consider underlining with organza.

2008-06-09 20:39:32 by scarymunchkin007

Hi all,

I'm in a dance troupe and in need of a 25-yard, tiered skirt- I'm also strapped for cash and buying one of these skirts online (or anywhere else it seems) would put me AT LEAST $100 in the hole!

I'm looking for EASY instructions on how to actually sew one of these behemoths! (note- I know that gathering can be done via machine and by hand and I do not have the right "foot" for gathering on my sewing machine so I would need to find out how to gather without a "foot")

All I know is that a soft cotton like gauze fabric seems to be recommended the most.

Thanks everyone! (any other sewing tidbits would be most appreciated!)

PS- I find the patterns online that are only written instructions EXTREMELY intimidating and frustrating as I am a visual kind of person. :)

I've made 10 yds skirts but 25 yds was too daunting, and I can't get the "tissue cotton" in the UK so I've ended up buying instead. http://www.tribenawaar.com/marketplace/S kirts.html
This seller is meant to be good as well
http://stores.ebay.com/wendybalisle

The 10 yd pattern I used is here http://www.aussietribaldance.com/. I changed it to 4 tiers with a longer top tier. You might be able to adapt it to 25 yds. It was really hard work, especially since I had to gather by hand (do a tacking stitch and then pull it to get the gathers), and I didn't have an overlocker (cuts and overstitches edges ) but raw edges on display might look good.


I've been told the cheaper skirts available on ebay don't have enough fabric in the top layers and achieve the magic "25 yd " moniker by just having lots of fabric in the bottom tiers. They don't work as dance skirts at all well - so don't skimp on fabric for the top layers.

Here's a discussion thread on 25 yd skirts from DIY/ Bellydance on a Budget
http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/thre ad/b3c72edf-40e0-4fd0-a116-cdd4718c54bc

2010-03-29 17:50:54 by Dana