Replacing a skirt lining Part 2
Continuing on last week's project to reline a winter skirt, I secured the lining at the waist and finished the bottom hem. The finished product: This is the back, there isn't much going on in the front. You might be wondering about the "embellishment" near the bottom hem. I will discuss that in my mistakes section at the end. But first the last steps of finishing. I attached the tape at the waist just to the lining on its lower side with a row of stitching, then with everything in place and the skirt inside out, I top stitched along the top edge of the tape. This secured the lining at the waist. Finally, it was time to cut the lining to length and hem. With so much able to shift, this was not an easy process. I settled on the following method. I turned the skirt right side out, closed all zippers and buttons, and inserted it over the end of my ironing table bottom hem first, as if I were going to iron the skirt. Bits by bits, holding the skirt at the waist and tuggin...
