Q Talk

[AngelPuppy1]

I had only heard this as used to describe undergarments, and, in fact, I have used it myself a few times.  It is, to my knowledge, an old fashioned term that people used when describing various items of their underwear, especially women.  When used this way, I think it is kind of quaint.  

[Teddixat]

Amy is not the only host who has used underpinnings.  Jane Brown has used it also.   

[wagirl]

She always uses words she has no idea what the meaning is---maybe a little consult with google before she uses them????

[Group 5 minus 1]

cultural illteracy.

[Suzeecat]

Amy seemed to be getting hung up on her vocabulary last night and kept coming back to that word.  I'm sure it's hard to talk intelligently that much and I know there are times that my brain just has a harder time coming up with the right words.

[Suzeecat]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

In dressmaker terms an underpinning is something you pin to the underside of a garment to give it structure, shape or form. 

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I always thought that was called interfacing.

[RespectLife]

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@Suzeecat wrote:

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@SilleeMee wrote:

In dressmaker terms an underpinning is something you pin to the underside of a garment to give it structure, shape or form. 

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I always thought that was called interfacing.

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I have only called that interfacing as well @Suzeecat 

[Nonametoday]

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@RespectLife wrote:

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@Suzeecat wrote:

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@SilleeMee wrote:

In dressmaker terms an underpinning is something you pin to the underside of a garment to give it structure, shape or form. 

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I always thought that was called interfacing.

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I have only called that interfacing as well @Suzeecat 

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@RespectLife @Suzeecat 

My mother and grandmother who were seamstresses used interfacing, a material that was thicker than the garment to put on the interface of a garment which needed a little stiffness (such as silk) to make the garment lie flat.  It would be used between layers of silk and not visible but used to make a collar or a cuff stay in place.

[RespectLife]

@Nonametoday 

Yes...that is exactly how I used it when I sewed garments!!