[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 7/10/2005 7:43:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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.
Granted I don't do Tudor period, but here is my opinion on velvet. I think
rayon velvet actually simulates silk velvet better than cotton does because
rayon is a filament fiber and cotton is staple--silk is also a filament fiber.
It is true, though, that many cotton velvets have a good heavy weight and
rayon velvet can be pretty thin and slippery. And it can be difficult to sew,
but this can be overcome with patience. If it were offered to me, I would
probably take it.
I concur. Personally, I feel that good-quality cotton velvet is the
best non-silk velvet for re-creation (taking into account weight, drape,
ease of use although losing a little in sheen). But having said that,
rayon velvet has some advantages and is not to be sniffed at. Besides
that, you shouldn't pass up free fabric.
--
Adele de Maisieres
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Quot homines, tot sententiae.
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