Hope's right. I can see using white (silk) twill for a nobleman's shirt--and it would be spectacular--but not much else. I use china silk for my own Court shifts, since they're usually doubling as partlets, plus it just feels so nice!
MaggiRos --- Hope Greenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll second the comment about modern silks: the > current fashion is for > soft and flowing, or, as in the case of dupionis and > chantungs, firm and > slubby. Either way they are not ideal for this > period. > > - Hope > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > Hello. Rank amateur that I am, I need some advice > about selecting fabric for > > my Tudor wardrobe (1530-1560ish) from you textile > experts. FashionFabrics > > has silk twill on sale and I was wondering if it > would be appropriate for my > > period, and if so, what for? > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
