On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I sew a lot with Bengaline and like it. No, it is not a natural > fiber...
Sometimes it is. I am wearing a dress of burgundy silk bengaline here: http://www.barony-of-arnhold.org/gothicdress1.htm More views on page 2. However, it turned out to be a spun silk rather than a reeled silk (though the appearance was quite smooth and lustrous, more than you'd expect from a spun silk). As a result it wore badly in areas that got a lot of rubbing, such as under the arms. I replaced it a few years ago with a red wool dress lined with linen. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
