Terminology Request!

[eve11]

For wishkey or suenix or other fabric and sewing-philes on the flist. What's the name of this kind of fabric? *whistles innocently*

Why yes, auntiemeesh and I were talking costuming at dinner after our run last night. Why would you ask? ;) Meeshie has the best costume ideas! :)

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[werewulf.livejournal.com]

Might be chiffon. I'm no expert!

Hugs and Howls,
Werewulf

[kixxa.livejournal.com]

I'd say it's really like seersucker. :)

[kazbaby]

Red

[lordshiva.livejournal.com]

When I first saw it I thought it looked like silk and wool blend in a kind of basket weave. The specific fabric probably had a name but I can't recall it. It may have been treated to make it stiffer than the fabric is. You might be able to recreate the look with something from either the bridal fabrics or drapery fabrics. Unless you want to spend a lot of money though I don't think you could find the real deal. If I have time I'll look around my place of employment (which happens to be a big fabric store) just to satisfy my own curiousity at least.

[eve11]

hm, yeah on close up view the only thing I could tell was that it looked expensive ;) I'll have to look at some more screencaps to see if their dresses are made of the same or if it was just the shawls/cawls. The dresses looked plainer, but it was dark.

[eridun.livejournal.com]

I was thinking maybe a silk Crepe?

[stlscape.livejournal.com]

Definitely a crinkled fabric (referring only to texture - you can have crinkle cotton, crinkle polyester, etc.) I would guess you could re-create it with a crinkle polyester that wouldn't be dreadfully expensive. It looks to be a heavier lining-weight fabric to me. If you go with a natural fabric, you could crinkle it yourself, like you would a broomstick skirt, but personally I'd look for fabric that comes pre-crinkled.

[arthurfrdent.livejournal.com]

who knew crinkled was a technical term :D
er, go here at your own risk, 'cuz even as a costume watcher a lot of this stuff has an ooooh, factor:

House of Fabric (http://www.housefabric.com/categorysubview.asp?CategorySubID=245&CategoryID=103)

and more specifically:

can be worn as a curtain, or shawl (http://www.housefabric.com/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=30606)

[eve11]

oooh, you are evil! And ouch, $15 a yard can get expensive quick in a sewing project :(

[suenix.livejournal.com]

Looks like Fortuny silk. It's a silk or polyester that is treated
to have those little tiny pleats. We send yardage off to a place in NY
to have this done. But if you search with this term you find might some on line.

[eve11]

Thanks for the info! There might be something close at a nearby Jo-ann's I hope, but if we can't find anything, we'll make do with what we can :)

[nicocoer.livejournal.com]

definately a crinkle. The shadow makes me think it might be a natural fiber, but it isn't really gauzy so prolly not cotton. silk? The look can be done with a synthetic, though. The sheen is definately making me think silk.

[eve11]

Yeah, it made me think silk too when I got a good look at it. I'm hoping there will be something cheaper that recreates the look. Then again, the way it shadows off her face makes me think it might be gauzier than it looks on first glance.

(also, omg your icon! lol, wtf????)

[nicocoer.livejournal.com]

(Fiber Arts junkie. XD That was from an SCA event- It's hand dyed wool and the spun stuff behind it is silk yarn. )

[lem0nb0mbs.livejournal.com]

They used a silk gauze or possibly a silk voile, and had it professionally steamed/crinkled. Possibly organza. Only a silk would have both that luster/shine, crinkle and that kind of body/stiffness at the same time. TV costumers lurve the silk, they do.

For your purposes, you could use cotton voile or guaze if you don't want to buy a silk. You are going to have a bitch of a time finding it in that color, so you may have to dye it yourself. Dying it will probably cause a nice wrinkle. You can always broom-stick wrinkle it easily enough for the same look. You can always starch it to give it body, spray it with clear varnish or spray paint for a bit of luster.

You might find a synthetic, but beware the slinky kinds. Same with rayon. It will drape all wrong and be really heavy. You want light, crisp and almost airy.

Getting that fabric at as Joann's will be a crapshoot at best. Try Dharma Trading Co. for all kinds of white natural fiber fabrics, including cottons and silk (which may honestly be the best, easiest and cheapest in the long run) . For silk you could also try Rupert, Gibbon and Spider. I've used both companies before. You might show the image to either of their customer service people and ask what they recommend to duplicate the look. I am not sure, but they may even dye to order.

[eve11]

ooh, thanks for the links, and for the suggestions!

[eve11]

ooh, if we could dye and crinkle these, might they work for the veil/headdresses? Then it's just a matter of making the right dress-- and it might be good enough just to dye both fabrics and only have to crinkle the veils, if that is difficult to do.

[lem0nb0mbs.livejournal.com]

You would need to starch them a bit after dying, as they are very drape-y. Just buy some liquid starch, and after you rinse out the dye, rinse it with a water and starch bath according to the instructions. You can get starch like that in the laundry aisle of larger grocery chains.

Crinkling is easy. When you are done with all the dyeing and wet stuff, you fold it a few times lengthwise, twist it as tight as you can, like you are wringing it. IT will twist into a "knot" back on itself. Secure it with a string if necessary to keep it twisted. You can also look up "broomstick pleating, and do it that way -- twisted fabric tied to a broomstick. Either way works well.

Put it out in the sun to dry. It may take overnight to dry all the way through, so make sure you add sunlight to the process to speed it along (find a nice warn part of your stone patio!). If it seems to be drying to slowly, try blowing it with a hair drier on a low setting, to get into the deeper twists. I do not recommend using a clothes drier.

Once it is completely dry, the wrinkles are set until you wash it again.