Dharma also has some very lightweight cotton that could work well for this dress.? They have both a combed cotton lawn and two cotton voiles.
Britta/Vasilisa -----Original Message----- From: Betsy Marshall <[email protected]> To: 'Historical Costume' <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Aug 13, 2009 4:23 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait Many moons ago I sprung for the Dharma trading collection of silk swatches- very informative! Good luck, Betsy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Laurie Taylor Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:15 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait A cotton/linen blend sounds nice, and might have a bit more of the crispness that is evident in the chemise dress. I'm actually contemplating the cotton/silk blend from http://www.renaissancefabrics.net/cgi-bin/showAll.cgi?id=286, as I think that the silk would also give the crispness that makes that ruffle stand rather than drooping. Much more affordable than the sheer linen, which I can _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
