Thick summers fabric

Eastern_Dresses · February 22, 2013, 5:36am

Is there any fabric for summers other than cotton, which can be used for dresses (shalwar kameez) but doesn’t require lining?

belledonne · February 22, 2013, 7:16am

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i love malai lawn for summers no chipak chipak, not very thick nor sheer and easy to iron*

Eastern_Dresses · February 22, 2013, 9:08am

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Thanks Belle :)

belledonne · February 22, 2013, 9:29am

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welcome :)

Cinderellaclothing · February 22, 2013, 3:23pm

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you can also use arabic lawn (jisay shopkeepers normally arbi lawn kehty hay) lite and soft, easy to carry.

Eastern_Dresses · February 23, 2013, 11:23am

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Hi Cinderella Clothing, isn't it arabic linen? I haven't heard of the term arabic lawn from any shopkeepers.

Cinderellaclothing · February 23, 2013, 3:08pm

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No no it's not arabic linen, looks like linen but it is in thin stuff. i just came to know today that malai lawn and arabic lawn are two names of the same fabric, don't know if it is true or not. did you ever see EGO clothes? material they use is arabic lawn. i just bought two shirts of arabic lawn today, apparently quality looks good.

makd · February 25, 2013, 4:19am

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cotton silk? though I dont know where can we find it

belledonne · February 25, 2013, 5:36am

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here in lahore malai lawn is called arbi lawn :D

prototype · February 25, 2013, 6:51am

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cotton ka**/chaawal (rice) ka**

cotton net

kashishgul · February 28, 2013, 5:55am

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Swiss lawn is also good for summer.

belledonne · February 28, 2013, 6:23am

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but swiss lawn is very sheer

Eastern_Dresses · February 28, 2013, 6:39am

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Thanks for everyones input. I wanted this information for my own dresses but so far whatever fabric i found in the market, will require lining or I might end up purchasing guys' shirt fabric for my dresses. My designs are a bit complicated for lining though so I might have to stitch them myself which is what i was trying to avoid.

Cotton silk is the term used (here at least) for dye-able lining fabric.

Panache · March 1, 2013, 9:41am

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All the summer fabric will require lining..except khaadi n cotton silk fabrics donot need any lining but cotton silk has a silk sheen which I donot like, personallyI prefer khaadi, the soft one type also a plain white suit always require a lining. use pure malmal for camisole/lining :)