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Foundation Fabric
These upright and proper foundation fabrics bring to mind little girls in old-fashioned photos getting ready for their first dance. Fabrics like crinoline and buckram may sound quaint, but they are perfectly proper in today’s world as well. These foundation fabrics give life and body to a garment. These stiff fabrics also provide a sturdy base for crafts like bookbinding.
Crinoline was originally made of horse-hair and flax, starched and placed under a formal dress. This stiff fabric morphed into an undergarment called the hoop or cage crinoline that was made out of hoops designed to shape a woman’s dress. Today, the fabric called cotton crinoline is made out of heavily starched cotton, which allows it to easily hold a pleat. Crinoline can be challenging to work with, but it is exceptional at giving body to a garment.
The thick, stiff cotton buckram was a staple fabric for hat makers of old. This well-starched fabric is ideal for making models, hats, or binding books. It’s a retro fabric that is often used in period pieces.
Foundation fabrics often fade into the background, under dresses or on the covers of books. Yet they are critical to the success of each project that they are incorporated into. Take a look at these subtle and proper essentials of the fabric world.
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