Dawn wrote:
Elizabeth Walpole wrote:
So for those who regularly wash a test swatch how big do you cut yours?
I try to get a couple of inches, and I measure it exactly. I'll trim it
square with a rotary cutter on a gridded mat to be sure of the size.
Then I can measure it again after it's washed and see what it does. With
silk I'd expect shrinkage.
I'd also expect the fabric to lose a lot of its crispness and get rather
softer and limper. I've seen this happen to a friend's brocade. One of
the things I love about silk brocade is how much body it has, but if you
want it drapey, washing will do that. For a Tudor gown, you might be
better off with a crisper hand.
Melanie Schuessler
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