Oh, now I understand what you mean. Why not make a small piece first, maybe 4 inches square and see how much it shrinks in both directions? Sharon
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 11:32 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] linnen stomacher and cap Hi, Yes its a must, if the stomacher is going to be washed after it has ben embroidered. But i thoaght about the very heavy embroidery might shrink the stomacher rather much with all that stuffing of the lines. Bjarne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon at Collierfam.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 7:45 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] linnen stomacher and cap > Pre-shrink your fabric AND your thread. That may help. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [h-cost] linnen stomacher and cap > > > Hi. > I am sorry i didnt read the text before i posted the link. > It says that the cap and the stomacher are made with cotton. Does any > of > you > know how much shrinking there would be of such a close > embroidery? It seems to me, that there would be much shrinking. > > Bjarne > > > > > > Leif og Bjarne Drews > www.my-drewscostumes.dk > > http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
