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   woodruff | Jul 21, 2009 03:39am | #1

   I know the article you mean, and the searchable index is simply wretched for looking for this sort of thing! If we are talking about the same article, it involved using beige or skintone fabrics to minimize show-through with white fabrics. But I cannot find it, either. Oh, please, Threads: Find someone who can re-do the index using something more user-friendly search criteria!

   
   

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   Edited 7/20/2009 10:01 pm by woodruff

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   baglady | Jul 21, 2009 05:01am | #2

   Thanks Woodruff - that's exactly the one I'm referring to!

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   starzoe | Jul 21, 2009 05:27am | #3

   Could it be this: Issue #78, page 42. There are about four pages with explicit instructions for lining pants. In a quick read-through I didn't see anything about white pant, but it might be in there.

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   Tatsy | Jul 21, 2009 07:01am | #4

   Hi Baglady,

   I know I've read that article but couldn't find it in my stack. It seemed to me that the article was slanted more towards making facings or pockets disappear by matching them to your skin color rather than specifically toward lining pants. The concept is a good one and really cuts down on the "background noise."

   Tatsy

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   KharminJ | Jul 21, 2009 10:50am | #5

   Oh, crud! I *seem to remember* (unless it's deja vu!) reading about that, too, just in the last week or so. There was a link to a "quick lining method", too - a tutorial in a blog, I think. Hmmm, that means it was probably in a recent Threads newsletter ... I will keep my eyes open for this! I also do remember the trick of using flesh-colored facings and pockets.Happy Hunting - now you got me on the prowl, too!Kharmin

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   MarikaD | Jul 21, 2009 01:00pm | #6

   In threads 143 there is an article about fleshtone facings - not on pants though - but perhaps it could help - it is on page 76 - Marika

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   baglady | Jul 21, 2009 08:02pm | #7

   Many thanks MarikaD.  That's exactly the one I was thinking of.  It's good to know that someone has a good memory.

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   alotofstitches | Jul 22, 2009 12:06am | #8

   I underlined a white linen skirt in the flesh tone lining to avoid seam showing thru, etc. and finished the inside with a white lining.  It does do the trick but gives the white skirt and "off-white" look, which I don't like.  Next time, I'll do what I've always done with wedding gowns--use white underlining instead so I can  have a truly WHITE garment.  I had read the article but did not think all the way thru because when I sew for myself it's always last minute!

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   baglady | Jul 22, 2009 01:54am | #9

   That's a very good point and one that I hadn't thought of.  Thanks.

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   Teaf5 | Aug 12, 2009 07:57pm | #11

   Thanks for pointing out the problems of interlining whites with flesh-toned fabric; I'd hate to put that much effort into a project to have it look permanently dirty!

   One of the problems with "flesh-toned" is that it rarely matches our own skin color and will often show up under whites as dark and shadowy.  I'm very, very pale, and use a light pink or blush color so that if it shows through at all, it's at least a flattering tint.

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   busybee | Jul 22, 2009 02:06am | #10

   Threads Issue 96 has an article on this subject that might help.

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   starzoe | Aug 12, 2009 10:22pm | #12

   Did anyone suggest wearing pettipants with your white pants? There are a number of advantages with this idea and they can be worn with other pants as well. I have two pair from years ago when they were popular (sometime back in the middle ages) and they have come in very handy aside from the fact they can be worn with skirts as well, winter and summer.

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   baglady | Aug 12, 2009 10:34pm | #13

   No, but that would be a great idea.  However I've used skin tone lining & my white pants look great.  Thanks for the thought.