Quoting Cin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On 9/14/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I had one of those neat synchronicity moments recently: I thought to myself,
"Huh! I bet you could make an iridescent with more than just 2 colors. Why
don't they?" and the next day, I picked up a fabric order that included some
iridescent silk taffeta, which to my surprised delight was a _3_ color
iridescent. It looked taupe, but was actually pink and green weft on black
warp. Very cool!
I remember a gown in a 1994-5 Viennese exhibit (Modeschauraum des
Historischen Museums der Stadt Wein) that was 3 color shot silk moire
taffeta. This 1850 gown appears as old rose in color. It was
actually grey & pink crossed by soft blue. The gown is reprinted in
the booklet/catalog is "Vom Empire zur Belle Epoque, Wiener Damenmode
(1805-1910)", but you cant tell how delightful the result truly is.
I have a similar fabric that I picked up at Hancocks of all places,
except it's not really irridescent. It's a taffeta-ish weave (I can
post a picture, but I don't know that you could tell), but it's pink
on one side and lavender on the other!
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
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