In a message dated 8/29/2005 10:49:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Someone wants me to make her a Victorian dress for her wedding. She would like me to use Sari fabric. Now I am wondering if they used sari fabric in the Victorian era for dresses. I am not sure she really cares but I'd like to know what I am talking about. "Victorian" of course covers a long period. There were border woven or printed fabrics used in the 1850s-60s; however, wouldn't you need more than one sari to get enough breadths--and not sure if you could find two or more that matched. I'm also thinking that sari silk might be too lightweight to hold the silhouette, unless you made one of the skirts with rows of ruffles, in which case you need more than even 2 saris. Certainly Indian silk per se would not be a stretch--after all, Victoria was Empress of India! Ann Wass _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
