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from Threads December 2006/January 2007 (#128)

The Secret to Slinky Knits
Take a cue from the runway and get a look that's super-slimming
by Pat Moriarity

Slinky knit, an acetate/lycra blend that has a luscious, heavy drape and fluid movement, has become a staple fabric for elegant and comfortable sportswear basics. Patricia Moriarty has developed creative techniques for this fabric. She shows how to use a sewing machine, serger, and fusible web to control the fabric. Further, she explains a number of attractive and easy edge techniques that take advantage of the ribbed texture and non-raveling nature of the fabric.

Photos: Jack Deutsch (left; hair and makeup: Christie McCabe) and Sloan Howard (center and right)

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