soon.
Cindy Abel
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Chiara Francesca
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 5:45 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Silk velvet
It may have been the one that is closed now. Gold had
[mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Chiara Francesca
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 5:45 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Silk velvet
It may have been the one that is closed now. Gold had three shops back
there at one time. Now I think someone else is renting
Tell him to be careful, many times the guys in Seoul tried to sell my mum,
polyester-silk as silk.
My mum: Silk?
Guys: Nae (head nodding)
My mum: no, not silk
Guy: Nae, silk...polyester-silk
mind you we lived there when I was a kid a few mumble decades ago but I
noticed a similar trend in
Yeah, he's good about that sort of thing. He's that rare man that actually
knows fabrics. He hasn't gotten tricked yet :)
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:17 AM, SPaterson sjpater...@eastlink.ca wrote:
Tell him to be careful, many times the guys in Seoul tried to sell my mum,
polyester-silk as silk.
You mean these guys?
http://www.goldendor.com/retail_store.html
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
On 1/17/2010 5:11 PM, Chiara Francesca wrote:
Silk d'Or has a private bridal shop that they put out the overflow into that
little back room that has minimal lighting sometimes. That
Yes, I think she meant Golden D'or. Their backroom is cheap but I haven't
been able to find much there as of late. Was a goldmine when they first
opened the backroom up but not so much now.
I did not find my velvet there; it was from one of the little stores on
Perth Street (which is a short
. :)
♫
Chiara Francesca
Which 'Chiara'...?? Nah... wasn't me ;-)
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com]
On Behalf Of Traci
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:26 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Silk velvet
Yes, I think
I'll second that request! Please, please...(Arlington TX area, but not
far...)
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Elena House
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 10:57 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Silk
-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Elena House
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 10:57 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Silk velvet
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Traci tr...@crimsonvision.net wrote:
I found my velvet at a small private store (not a chain and not online
... wasn't me ;-)
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com]
On Behalf Of Traci
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:27 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Silk velvet
I don't know the name of the store unfortunately
If they will sell it to you white so you can dye it yourself, I have no
problem with doing that.
Fran
Lavolta Press
Books on making historic clothing
http://www.lavoltapress.com
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Unfortunately I don't have the ability to dye the large amount of silk
velvet that I needed (15+ yards); I was willing to pay for the service they
claimed to offer to get the exact shade I needed. Lucky for me I have since
found the red silk velvet that I needed; now I just have to find the time
I found my velvet at a small private store (not a chain and not online) in
the fabric district near me (Dallas); of course I came across it when
looking for something else. ;)
I have a front load washer so no washer dyeing for me.
Feel free to purchase from them if you want. I was just sharing
I have a front load washer so no washer dyeing for me.
That's why I always have a top-loading one.
Feel free to purchase from them if you want. I was just sharing my
experience.
I emailed to ask how much they'd charge for undyed velvet. What did they
charge you per yard?
If you get
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Traci tr...@crimsonvision.net wrote:
I found my velvet at a small private store (not a chain and not online) in
the fabric district near me (Dallas)
As someone who has tons of family in and around Dallas, I'd like very
much to know more about this small private
My spy has reported back that she spoke with the very helpful Silk
Baron, who said that the silks were in fact silk pile and rayon
ground. As I have not heard it this way round, I assume that in fact
they are a silk ground with a rayon pile, the same as is available in
England.
No
Well, I am really interested if you succeed to get a 100% silk velvet. Me and
my sister import silk fabrics from China to EU and we visited several factories
that were specialized in making silk velvets, but they told us they only do
rayon pile and silk backing, no matter what amount of meters
At 19:28 15/01/2009, you wrote:
Well, I am really interested if you succeed to get a 100% silk
velvet. Me and my sister import silk fabrics from China to EU and we
visited several factories that were specialized in making silk
velvets, but they told us they only do rayon pile and silk backing,
The Silk Trading Company store in San Francisco at least used to have a
100% silk velvet, which I've seen and I believe their label. However, it
was a heavy upholstery weight--if you used it for clothes, it would
weigh like a brick.
Fran
Lavolta Press
New book on 1920s dressmaking, stay
Has anyone dealt with this company? I am told I can get 100% silk velvet here.
http://www.silkbaron.com/silk/
Suzi
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Subject: [h-cost] Silk Velvet seller in U.S.?
Has anyone dealt with this company? I am told I can get 100% silk velvet
here.
http://www.silkbaron.com/silk/
Suzi
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At 18:31 14/01/2009, you wrote:
I've dealt with them for silk dupioni and
taffeta. Their prices are excellent, and so is
their shipping and customer service.
Dupion and Taffeta I can get here, at prices that
are higher, but don't involve shipping from the
U.S. and the resultant customs
Has anyone dealt with this company? I am told I can get 100% silk velvet
here.
http://www.silkbaron.com/silk/
Hi Suzi!
I've bought from them. My bleach test suggests that it's not 100% silk -
that the PILE is silk while the backing is not (which is the reverse of
most silk-velvets one can
Dupion and Taffeta I can get here, at prices that
are higher, but don't involve shipping from the
U.S. and the resultant customs duty on goods over
£25.00. I can also get silk/rayon velvet at a
similar price, but 100% silk is way more expensive which is why I was
asking.
Suzi
I haven't had a
At 19:16 14/01/2009, you wrote:
Dupion and Taffeta I can get here, at prices that
are higher, but don't involve shipping from the
U.S. and the resultant customs duty on goods over
£25.00. I can also get silk/rayon velvet at a
similar price, but 100% silk is way more expensive which is why I was
On Jan 14, 2009, at 1:31 PM, Carmen Beaudry wrote:
I've dealt with them for silk dupioni and taffeta. Their prices
are excellent, and so is their shipping and customer service.
What weight is the taffeta? Is it lining weight, or is it the
heavier sort?
Thanks,
Melanie Schuessler
On Jan 14, 2009, at 1:31 PM, Carmen Beaudry wrote:
I've dealt with them for silk dupioni and taffeta. Their prices are
excellent, and so is their shipping and customer service.
What weight is the taffeta? Is it lining weight, or is it the heavier
sort?
Thanks,
Melanie Schuessler
I
Interesting!
Thanks,
Melanie
On Jan 14, 2009, at 10:15 PM, Carmen Beaudry wrote:
I used it interlined with broadcloth for a 1625 doublet. It's a
medium weight, but it's got a lot of body.
Carmen
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Whoo, I nearly missed this one
I have already offered at another list, where it came up, to have a look at
that particular velvet from Distinctive Fabrics under the microscope, cause
that's what I do with all my so called silk velvets. The problem with burn
testing is that rayon is
At 05:49 AM 5/9/2006, you wrote:
Whoo, I nearly missed this one
I have already offered at another list, where it
came up, to have a look at that particular
velvet from Distinctive Fabrics under the
microscope, cause that's what I do with all my
so called silk velvets. The problem with
At 02:28 PM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
Late last night I was surfing the net and clicked on a link that someone
here supplied for Distinctive Fabric. Much to my surprise they list silk
velvet for only $19 per yard.
snip
Yes it's a 100% silk, our suppliers claim it to be and our burn tests
support
Late last night I was surfing the net and clicked on a link that someone
here supplied for Distinctive Fabric. Much to my surprise they list silk
velvet for only $19 per yard.
Being just a tad skeptical (only $19/yard *and* a 100% silk??!!), I emailed
them. This is the response I received:
Another place that has silk velvet is thai silks - www.thaisilks.com Their
silk velvets are between 16.00 and 27.00
Gwen
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From: Ailith Mackintosh
To: Historical Costume
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 17:28
Subject: [h-cost] silk velvet!
Late last night
I _think_ I have a sample of this somewhere already--If I do, and if I still
have some bleach around, I'll do a bleach test.
Although, even if what I've got is actually 100% silk, I have to say--I'm
not thrilled with it. It doesn't look or feel very luxurious, has a short
pile, and doesn't
At 00:05 05/05/2006, you wrote:
I _think_ I have a sample of this somewhere already--If I do, and if
I still have some bleach around, I'll do a bleach test.
Although, even if what I've got is actually 100% silk, I have to
say--I'm not thrilled with it. It doesn't look or feel very
Although, even if what I've got is actually 100% silk, I have to
say--I'm not thrilled with it. It doesn't look or feel very
luxurious, has a short pile, and doesn't have much sheen at all.
The silk velvet I handled from the 1880s has a very short pile as well. In
fact it looked and felt just
Thai Silks doesn't claim to have the 100% stuff, though--they've got the
standard silk/rayon blend. Neat iridescent velvet, though.
-E House
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From: Gwen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Another place that has silk velvet is thai silks - www.thaisilks.com Their
silk velvets
At 04:00 PM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
Another place that has silk velvet is thai silks - www.thaisilks.com Their
silk velvets are between 16.00 and 27.00
Gwen
If you look at the fiber content listed online, it is usually 18% silk, 82%
rayon. Their Long Pile/Flat Velvet, 50 is 20%/80%.
If
Speaking as someone who owns quite a number of original silk velvet
garments from the 19th and early 20th centuries:
The length of the pile, and the drape of the velvet, have nothing to do
with the fiber content.
The modern silk/rayon velvets currently popular for burnout designs
have the
Has anyone purchased from Anjorian silks? I like their colours.
http://www.anjooriansilks.com/silk-velvet.html
Aylwen
E House wrote:
I _think_ I have a sample of this somewhere already--If I do, and if I
still have some bleach around, I'll do a bleach test.
Although, even if what I've got is
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Could you remind me of the bleach test, as I would like to test my
silk/viscose piece for fun.
Cut a swatch of the fabric in question, and put it in a small, covered
container with enough bleach to cover the fabric. Leave it
On Thursday 04 May 2006 7:39 pm, michaela wrote:
Although, even if what I've got is actually 100% silk, I have to
say--I'm not thrilled with it. It doesn't look or feel very
luxurious, has a short pile, and doesn't have much sheen at all.
The silk velvet I handled from the 1880s has a
The Silk Trading company in San Francisco sometimes has 100% silk
velvet, but it is heavy upholstery weight and very expensive.
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
For what it's worth, it is possible to find *wool* velvet. There's a high-end
upholstery fabric dealer on Ebay
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From: Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For what it's worth, it is possible to find *wool* velvet. There's a
high-end
upholstery fabric dealer on Ebay called Carolina Fabrics that sells it. I
haven't ordered any, so I don't know what its hand is like,
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