On Saturday 14 April 2007 1:32 pm, Lavolta Press wrote:
> I somehow got the impression that pin-dotted fabric is in style so it
> would be easy to find, but I think I was wrong about that. 

Polka-dotted prints are back in fashion, if you believe the NY Times, but 
pindots, and dotted swiss (which usually is associated with femininity and 
daintiness) is not. 

> As for the dotted Swiss, I asked Baltazor how well their $15/yard 100%
> cotton batiste white Swiss would dye. (Why is it manufacturers are so
> locked into the white/blue/pink/pale yellow colors for dotted Swiss?)

Because it's associated with the sweetness and light part of the feminine 
stereotype, and in general has been worn more by little girls than by women 
for as long as I've been alive.  :-)


-- 
Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

"You've got to have the proper amount of disrespect for what you do."  
-- George Mabry

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