At 00:05 05/05/2006, you wrote:
I _think_ I have a sample of this somewhere already--If I do, and if
I still have some bleach around, I'll do a bleach test.
Although, even if what I've got is actually 100% silk, I have to
say--I'm not thrilled with it. It doesn't look or feel very
luxurious, has a short pile, and doesn't have much sheen at all. I'm
kind of hoping that I have a swatch of a different velvet from them,
because I've been hoping for a nice silk velvet for a while and if
that's what it's like... sigh. If my swatch isn't the 100% silk
velvet, I'll order a swatch of this stuff and test it.
-E House
(hasn't had to actually _pay_ for fabric in a long time--it'll hurt
if I have to!)
I haven't found a source of 100% silk velvet in England that I can
afford. What sells as silk velvet here has a rayon or viscose pile,
and a 18% silk ground. It burns like 100% silk, and looks like it,
but it is rather limp, without the body that silk velvet from earlier
times has.
Could you remind me of the bleach test, as I would like to test my
silk/viscose piece for fun.
Suzi
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