Melanie Schuessler wrote:
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.
You don't have to *wash* it to pre-shrink it, though. Just getting silk wet will cause it to shrink. When I did my wedding gown, I just laid the folded yardage in the tub -- after testing a swatch -- and it kept its crispness.
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