[Steppes] Garb question - materials

[Jann Mays]

Chiara, the fabric I found is a lightweight "costume satin."  I was afraid of getting any kind of Satin because of my bridesmaid dress phobia (yuck, swish, swish swish), but this looks more like silk than satin and has the same sheen (and blue-violet color) as in the brocade.  I hope I did right by it.  I'm getting ready to cut it, which is always scary.
Thanks for the reply!
Gab.

Chiara <chiara at io.com> wrote:
Heh, sounds like you got what you wanted already. My car is this color of
blue based violet, on the paper work it says purple. But it is blue to me!
;)

If you have any left over and want to make something else I would go for a
blue based gray or silver for your next project. Most blue based metallic
colors would also go well with this. As you have already found out by
getting that gold braid. :)

Chiara
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jann Mays" 
To: "Steppes List" 
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:46 PM
Subject: [Steppes] Garb question - materials


: Greetings to those experts who have tackled silk brocades. (Chiara, I
know YOU have for sure.)
:
: Ok, I have a rather dumb question, and I know there are several answers to
this question, but what do you think is the BEST answer?
:
: I bought some of that beautiful brocade at Gulf Wars year before last
(it's purple cross fleuries within a diamond-pattern on black). Now that I
have recovered my sewing machine from under all of my teaching stacks, I am
ready to use it on a nice flowing Houppelande. I actually saw a dress of
this style made with the same trim.
:
: Ok, so you know it's a silky brocade, but the color is hard to match -
it's a blue-violet and not a red-violet (which is easier to find). It was
suggested that if I can't match the purple, I should try a bright royal blue
for contrast. I'm going fabric hunting (again) and I'm not sure if a raw
silk would work (not too shimmery), a satin, a velveteen, a linen, a panne,
a dupiony silk (sp?)... or even a nice brushed blue-violet cotton. I plan
to use the brocade around the neck and at the hem.
:
: Any thoughts on the matter? I'm hoping to finish it by Saturday (I'm home
all day the rest of this week).
:
: Gab.
:
:
: "Qui ne risque rien, n'a rien."
:
: "Mieux vaut profiter tard,
: Que jamais ne rien faire."
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