When I washed an offcut of organza (it had gotten a spill) it became too limp to match the rest of the garment. It was also lots duller. My vote, dont... unless ya gotta. Whatcha doing with menswear that takes organza? Not a typical choice. I'm so intrigued. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com
> -----Original Message----- > From: Elizabeth Walpole <elizabeth.r.walp...@gmail.com> > Hi everyone, > > A quick question while I'm in the planning stages of this outfit... > Does silk organza go limp when you wash it like taffeta does? > My partner insists that his garb has to be washable but he doesn't > want synthetics and the style of garb he wants really needs something > with body. I was hoping that if I bought taffeta and interfaced it > with organza I could get back some of the stiffness that taffeta has > when it's new. > > Thanks, > Elizabeth _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
