Advice for Working With Silk Organza?

[Sorcha]

First let me say 
I'm constructing a partlet with silk organza...  And I know this about this fabric...  But it SO WIGGLY! 
Anyone have any suggestions or tips for working with it?  I'm just beginning to pin it to the pattern and I can just look at the pins and it goes off grain.
I'm thinking of weighting the edges of the fabric down to help it sit still whilst cutting, but I am already dreading sewing seams.
So tell me your secrets Ladies and Gentlemen.

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

Don't be afraid to use lots of pins. Silk setting on the iron is fine. Where you can, SERGE!!!

[Syrilla]

I was told that you can wet it slightly and it helps.  I have never tried this, but it makes sense.
  Most of the time, I have hand stitched a large running stitch to keep it in place. 

[Kate XXXXXX]

Silk organza is usually very stiff...  I've never had a problem with it wiggling about.  This sounds more like chiffon, which can be a right old nest of eels for wriggling.

Spray starch it.  Wash the starch out after completion.

[DragonWing]

Agrees with Lady Kathleen, use lots of pins. I am one of those types that just dives right in deals with the problems as they come. And I have always been one to chose the most difficult fabrics to work with. 

I know not much advice. 

[DonaCatalina]

I have used a damp sponge with spray starch on the more wiggly silks. You can rinse it out with cold water
after you are finished.

[Dayna]

Sounds like spray starch might be the best bet.  Do you spray it until it's slightly crispy?  Or do you use a whole can and make it stiff as a board?  I've got tons of fabric like that and I Hate it!!!  Love the fabric, but after 4 hours of trying to pin the darn thing and never getting it half-way near reasonable, I had a good cry and threw it all in a box.

Dayna

[DonaCatalina]

I use very little.......just enough to give it some stiffness. Too much won't rinse out well.

[Kate XXXXXX]

Sounds like spray starch might be the best bet.  Do you spray it until it's slightly crispy?  Or do you use a whole can and make it stiff as a board?  I've got tons of fabric like that and I Hate it!!!  Love the fabric, but after 4 hours of trying to pin the darn thing and never getting it half-way near reasonable, I had a good cry and threw it all in a box.

Dayna

Only as much as you need...  Minimum that makes it workable for you.

[Dayna]

Thanks!

Dayna

[Sorcha]

Thanks everyone!
I tried the starch, that didn't seem to work too well.  What I did find worked was to fold and pin on my ironing board.  It's slippery fabric and it just was too hard to work with on the cutting mat.  I also had a DUH moment.  I changed my machine needle to a Extra Sharp and brand new.  That really helped.
Here's the mostly finished product.

Thanks again!

[Kate XXXXXX]

Oh, that's very pretty!  I love the lace.

Hm...  Definitely looks more like organza than chiffon.

Organza is translucent but quite stiff.  Chiffon is finer and VERY floppy.  On the fabric you have, to make a fine edge like that, I tend to spray baste the turnings with quilter's basting spray...

[Syrilla]

I agree with Kate.  It is very lovey.  Good job.

[DonaCatalina]

It's very lovely. It turned out well.

[Taffy Saltwater]

Beautiful - very nice job.