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File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-21752-0005, VEB Leipziger Bekleidungswerke, preiswerte Trenchcoats.jpg, Trench coat with snap-out lining, Germany, 1953.
File:Kameraväska.jpg, Camera bag with contrasting padded and fitted lining
File:Tailored sport coat partial lining.jpg, Tailored sport coat with partial lining
In sewing and tailor
A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century.
History
Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...
ing, a lining is an inner layer of fabric, fur, or other material inserted into clothing, hats, luggage
Baggage, or luggage, consists of bags, cases, and containers which hold a traveler's personal articles while the traveler is in transport, transit. A modern tourist, traveler can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, sma ...
, curtains, handbags and similar items.
Linings provide a neat inside finish and conceal interfacing
Interfacing is a textile used on the unseen or "wrong" side of fabrics to make an area of a garment more rigid.
Interfacings can be used to:
*stiffen or add body to fabric, such as the interfacing used in shirt collars and cuffs
*strengthen ...
, padding, the raw edges of seams, and other construction details. A lining reduces the wearing strain on clothing, extending the useful life of the lined garment. A smooth lining allows a coat
A coat is typically an outer garment for the upper body, worn by any gender for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front, and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners (AKA velcro), ...
or jacket to slip on over other clothing easily, and linings add warmth to cold-weather wear.
Linings are typically made of solid colors to coordinate with the garment fabric
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, and different types of fabric. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is no ...
, but patterned and contrasting-colored linings are also used. Designer Madeleine Vionnet introduced the ensemble in which the coat was lined in the fabric used for the dress worn with it, and this notion remains a characteristic of the Chanel suit, which often features a lining and blouse of the same fabric.
In tailoring, home sewing, and ready-to-wear clothing construction, linings are usually completed as a unit before being fitted into the garment shell. In haute couture, the sleeves and body are usually lined separately before assembly.
Some specialized types of lining include the following:
Interlining
This is an additional layer of fabric between the lining and the outer garment shell. Insulating interlinings for winter garments are usually sewn to the individual lining pieces before the lining is assembled.Partial or half lining
This type lines only the upper back and front of the garment, concealing the shoulder pads and interfacings,Editors of Creative Publishing (2005), p. 58 with or without sleeves.Zip-in, zip-out, snap-out or button-in lining (sometimes called a "liner")
This is a warm removable lining for a jacket, coat, or raincoat that is held in place with azipper
A zipper (N. America), zip, zip fastener (UK), formerly known as a clasp locker, is a commonly used device for binding together two edges of textile, fabric or other flexible material. Used in clothing (e.g. jackets and jeans), luggage and oth ...
, snap fasteners, or buttons. Garments with removable linings are usually lined with a lightweight fabric as well, to provide a neat finish when the warm lining is not worn.
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