You know, this was my first impression... that the brown spots remind me of the way newspaper "burns" when it gets really old. This fabric has a "haven't seen the light of day since Kennedy was in office" smell, but not a musty or mildew smell. Now, I'm much less sure than I was this morning!
As far as its use... I have no idea!!!! It's far too heavy to use for linings. Might work well for corsets if I needed a couple dozen of them. :D I'm thinking maybe do some creative dyeing and make pants and an oversize shirt outfit. As far as historical, I'd love to hear suggestions! The big pieces of silk are equally heavy, and has yellowed a lot. There are also some exquisite smaller pieces of different kinds of silks, at least one that screams "Veil! I want to be an historic veil!" every time I look at it. ;-p All of them are marked in some way, so I guess I'll be spending time soaking and watching and hoping. Or, washing, dyeing and hoping. Here's to hope... Linda -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 3:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Gifted fabrics It is possible that the brown spots on the linen(?) fabric are permanent--cellulose will oxidize over time to form oxy-cellulose, and this change is non-reversible. Can you use the linen for linings and underpinnings of some sort? Good luck! Ann Wass _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
