[h-cost] Washing silk organza

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

Re: [h-cost] Washing silk organza

Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Tue, Apr 5, 2011 6:21 am Subject: [h-cost] Washing silk organza 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

Re: [h-cost] Washing silk organza

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