I haven't ordered the metallic organza from any of the places you've talked
about, but have a couple of comments. First, at FFC we got some metallic
silk organza, and had some _rust_ problems with it, so my instinct tells me
that a copper metallic content would be a big plus. (Ok, maybe you'll get
verdigris problems, but I kind of doubt it.) Second, for the pleated edging
on my not-yet-finished headwear, I wound up using some wired-edge metallic
gold ribbon from walmart, with the wire pulled out. This left me with a
nice clean edge on the frill, with much less bother. (Not the woven
foil-looking type, but the woven wire that looks like metallic organza but
coarser.) Since the frill from my era is generally much wider than the later
16thC stuff, I used the ~1.5" width, and it worked well, though I wound up
having to finger-press the pleats into place.
The silk/metallic would probably look better, but since I honestly have no
idea what they used (does anyone here know? I do early 16thC, but I expect
the material used would be the same as mid/late 16thC) I don't know which
choice looks more authentic.
-E House
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