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I want to make a waist slip

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I have a lovely wrap-dress, lovely fit on the bodice, nice colour and pattern,hangs well(when standing still), washes well,makes me look slimmer,the perfect dress really,exept that the 'wrap' keeps blowing open. I want to make a waist slip to wear to preserve my modesty but don't know what type of fabric to sew it in. The dress is grey with a pattern all over it and I thought about using silk that would be 'slippy' and let the dress fabric glide over it. I occasionally wore slips 'back-in-the-day' but they tended to'ride-up' or 'cling'. I am not bothered if the slip is seen but don't want legs and thighs on show on a windy day! I have tried pinning the wrap but it didn't look right. If I can't make/buy a slip for this dress it's going to the charity shop as it's difficult to wear unless I'm standing still !
PS like most fashion disasters, it looked great on, in the shop!

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  • gibson123
    gibson123 Posts: 1,733 Forumite
    Use an anti-static lining material, you can buy this cheaply from fabricland. They have a good range of colours, if the dress is very lightweight you can always sew 5p pieces or fishing weights into seam to give it some weight
  • themull1
    themull1 Posts: 4,299 Forumite
    Could you machine down the wrap around part a bit to keep it more closed?
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