Let’s face it:  sewing with really lightweight fabrics can be hard, even for the best seamstress.  And it only gets worse with fabrics like chiffon and silk charmeuse, which twist and warp as you work with them.  And it get’s really tricky when you try to sew on the bias of the grain, either with a bias cut garment, or with a skirt cut with multiple A-line panels. Shell’s dress has multiple A-line panels in the skirt, so I had to be really careful in sewing it. Here are some things that I have found that make working with chiffon and lightweight silks easier, and that increase your chances of a good finish. Cutting: Lay your fabric out on a surface big enough that you won’t have to move it to cut out all your pieces.  Once your fabric is laid out, go away for half an hour so that the fabric completely ‘relaxes’ before you cut it. Lay your fabric piece over tissue paper to cut them, and cut the fabric and the tissue, …