They won't full, or I'd be surprised if they moved more than very slightly. Modern fabrics, especially those types of fabrics, are treated so they don't full in the wash.
(Now, I know there's a difference between worsting, fulling and felting, but I don't think it's relevant to the present conversation...) On 9/28/07, Judith Bolenbaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For the suit weights, would they need fulling first, since they're so smooth? > > Soffya > > Dawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Beteena Paradise wrote: > > > I'd like to make some roughly 14th c stuff... gothic fitted dress for me > > and a cotehardie or cotte for my husband. > > > > The problem is that I am not sure which modern fabrics to choose. If I > > were to look somewhere like fashionfabricsclub.com, on what types of > > fabrics should I concentrate? Or what types should I avoid? > > > > FashionFabrics has some nice linen that will be good for your linings > and undergarments. > > IMO melton is much too thick. You want a suit weight wool. > > > > Dawn > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > --------------------------------- > Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
