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wishkey or
suenix or other fabric and sewing-philes on the flist. What's the name of this kind of fabric? *whistles innocently*
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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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Date: 2008-04-18 11:15 am (UTC)Hugs and Howls,
Werewulf
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Date: 2008-04-18 04:30 pm (UTC)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)
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Date: 2008-04-18 04:54 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2008-04-19 01:14 am (UTC)(also, omg your icon! lol, wtf????)
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Date: 2008-04-19 07:46 am (UTC)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.
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Date: 2008-04-19 03:35 pm (UTC)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.