Hi,
As i have told you before i was so lucky to get some real silk ribbed
fabrics in London some years ago. It is still not finished, but it is the
suit i embroider with silk ribbon.
I baught every yard they had. I dont know why, but originally they were 140
cm wide, but they had cut them in half, so that it only was 70 cm. wide.
http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/setasilkpaint.htm
Schroll down to the bottom, and there are some closeups of the weave.
Dont know if this could be Bengaline?
Bjarne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Netherton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: bengaline
On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Gail & Scott Finke wrote:
Is faille the same thing as bengaline? Because I distinctly remember
this store selling faille.
They're on the same spectrum of ribbed fabrics. I'm not sure what the
"official" difference is, but from what I've seen, there's probably more
than one definition -- meaning one person's "faille" is another's
"bengaline." And ditto for "shantung."
Best to just ask for "a finely ribbed fabric" if you don't really care
what the label is and you're looking for the type/texture.
In my case, I bought my bengaline (faille? shantung?) off the discount
silk table at Vogue in Chicago in, hmm, 1988 or so, and I was just
looking for silk, not that particular weave necessarily.
--Robin
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