I have got a green and black iridescent taffeta, but don't know how much of it 
I have.  How much do you need?

Gia/Elena
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From: "michaela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 

> 
> > 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 
> 
> 
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