I've been working on historical type dolls for a couple of years now, and I found the best place to get quality fabric for their gowns has been the local thrift store. A blouse of silk, a skirt of wool, sometimes for as little as a dollar, with just enough fabric to make the doll clothes, a good deal.
Sometimes the silk is too light weight, so I've lined it typically with linen to give the hand the gowns need without being too much. alex > There used to be fabrics that could pass for Tudor and Rennaissance era > fabrics in stores like JoAnns and Hancock Fabrics for people, but dolls > below a certain size are almost impossible to shop for unless you are > willing to embellish a base natural fiber fabric, like silk or wool, > that are now very hard to find without spandex, nylon or a metallic that > throws the authenticity off badly. > > Good luck on your project! > > Cindy Abel -- I can handle anything that life throws at me. I may not be able to handle it well, or correctly, or gracefully, or with finesse, or expediently -- but I will handle it. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
