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Dharma silk fabrics experience dying, sewing?
JeannieR   Advanced Beginner MI USA Member since 7/9/09 Posts: 84	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/21/12 8:30 PM Has anyone bought silk fabrics from Dharma? Had any experience dying and sewing? Jeannie
JillyBe Intermediate CA USA Member since 1/20/10 Posts: 3194	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/21/12 9:51 PM I think you'll find a lot of satisfied Dharma customers here. Your question is sort of open-ended, because they have a huge variety of silks - different weights, different types. And they are the go to place for dyes, imho! I feel very lucky because they're local for me, and whenever I'm near them & have the time, I love to drop in for inspiration. ------ http://jillybejoyful.blogspot.com/ a blog about creativity, sewing, vintage sewing machines, and...... life :)
Sauvage   Advanced Beginner MA USA Member since 7/22/09 Posts: 551	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/21/12 11:41 PM Yes, and yes. I've learned a great deal from the Dharma website about dyeing and different varieties of silk. They're terrific, and often funny too. When I placed my first order with them, the usual can-we-email-you question was phrased as offering an infrequent newsletter containing "new product information, techniques, and life-altering textile news." Because it made me laugh I checked Yes--and it really was infrequent. ------ Jeanne "Let me live in a world of image and I will never complain." --Louise Bourgeois
quathy   Intermediate CA USA Member since 6/3/06 Posts: 766	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/22/12 0:25 AM Highly recommend! I started dying silks after I saw it demonstrated on a TV show in the 1990's. In the days before the Internet, Dharma was one of the few sources always listed in the back of craft books regarding dying and painting fabrics... and they still very often are. NAYY, just a happy customer.
minggiddylooloo   Intermediate VA USA Member since 5/17/05 Posts: 1797	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/22/12 7:47 AM I've purchased china silk, silk organza, and other cotton fabrics from them. They have superb customer service and prices. NAYY ------ I'm finally a blogger! sewming.blogspot.com
elizajo   Intermediate LA USA Member since 4/15/05 Posts: 1181	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/22/12 11:27 AM Also consider their clothing blanks for dye practice. My mom wears silk jersey tanks during the winter for extra warmth. She used to pay $50 for them either at a local sportswear shop or at landsend.com. Neither place had them this year, so I took a gamble and ordered a few from dharma in their clothing blank section. The quality was equal to her older ones at a far cheaper price. She wasn't interested in dyeing them this year, but I might try it out for next winter. ------ Elizabeth

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