At 04:04 AM 7/10/2005, you wrote: >A friend is offering me 8m (the 8m is based on her recollection, we haven't >actually measured it) of Rayon velvet as a gift, or otherwise it's going to >charity, it's a nice dark tan colour but I'm a little concerned by how shiny >it is would that change when I washed it? (I have never worked with Rayon >Velvet as you don't see it in the shops here mostly it's poly/acetate deep >pile velvet or cotton velveteen) >So, in short would it be worth my while to take it? or would it be better >off going to charity where somebody else will make something modern from it? >Also if I were to take it what sort of era would suit 8m of Rayon velvet? >I'm primarily interested in Tudor (my first thought was something like >http://www.tudor-portraits.com/Mary5.jpg or a loose gown like this >http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Mary09.jpg) but I'm also open to >Elizabethan, 18th or 19th century ideas (there's nothing preventing me from >doing 17th century except that I haven't yet come across a 17th century >fashion that really grabs me and says "wear me!") >thanks >Elizabeth
Given that rayon velvet is generally very difficult to sew (watch it slither away from you) and that it does not have the right hand or drape for pre-20th century clothing, I'd say "Thank you very much for thinking of me, but ..." and send it off to charity. Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Why do you say that? I find it works perfectly well for any period, providing you use the right patterns. I prefer cotton velvet - there is no cotton velveteen anywhere in England that I can find - but if my customers are not well off, rayon velvet sometimes has to do. You can see several examples of it in wear on my web site - The Henry Vlll and Anne Boleyn figures are both wearing rayon velvet, as are the "Ramirez" characters - both I seem to remember. Suzi (www.suziclarke.co.uk) -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
