> 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!
Yep:) In fact I believe this is true irridescent fabric rather than simply shot or two tone. > Anyway, the whole thing has gotten me wondering: how practical is it to make > 3+ color iridescents? Are they as uncommon as I think? Are there any > weavers on here who can expound on them? I had seen soem mentioned on a website and then lo and behold within a few weeks I handled some in person at a local trade type store. It was red and green and another colour I can't remember, but I was able to pick out a thread of each colour so it wasn't just a trick of the light. It's > (would commit minor mayhem for a freakin' copper/purple or copper/teal > taffeta, or best of all, a copper/teal/purple!) I am just on the hunt locally for simple green and black! Screes of red and black or rust and black or muddy grey and orange... but not green and black! Michaela http://glittersweet.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/448 - Release Date: 14/09/2006 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
