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LDT2011 Advanced Beginner UNITED KINGDOM Member since 11/18/11 Posts: 451	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 1/2/13 3:37 PM I need some help... what fabric is this? I'm not sure if its cotton or rayon or something else. ------ 'The purpose of most fashion is to be ostentatiously non-functional.'
diane s Intermediate OR USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 3886	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 1/2/13 7:42 PM It's probably rayon or silk. ------ My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 10, and I've been sewing ever since.
KensingtonCrab Advanced Beginner SC USA Member since 2/13/09 Posts: 724	Login to reply to this post In reply to LDT2011 << Like this post Date: 1/2/13 9:08 PM I was going to say it looks like raw silk or linen.
LDT2011 Advanced Beginner UNITED KINGDOM Member since 11/18/11 Posts: 451	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/3/13 6:55 AM I can't sew stretch fabrics so I need something which gives the look but doesn't stretch. Any suggestions? Would a silk charmuse do? ------ 'The purpose of most fashion is to be ostentatiously non-functional.'
ElizabethDee   Advanced Beginner NY USA Member since 12/27/06 Posts: 709	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 1/3/13 7:30 AM That Clara Bow dress seems all about the drape. It's a figure-hugging dress, in a woven -- which makes me wonder if the bodice and skirt have been cut on the bias.
Judy Kski   Intermediate FL USA Member since 10/26/08 Posts: 1018	Login to reply to this post In reply to LDT2011 << Like this post Date: 1/3/13 12:43 PM Rayon is a woven and will definitely give you the drapiness you need for this dress. Cottons are a lot stiffer so I don't think they'll work very well. ------ Judy
Lucy in Virginia   Advanced Beginner VA USA Member since 12/20/07 Posts: 264	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/3/13 12:55 PM Not sure if rayon was used in clothing in those days??? I'd say it's some type of silk. ------ Total Stash at end of 2011 -- 700 yds. ??... 2012 Total Items Sewn -- 14 2012 Total Stash Used -- 28.125 (yay!) Remaining stash, including new purchases -- about 708.38 yds 2012 Goal: 700 yds. or less for Dec. 31, 2012. Machines: Babylock Ellisimo; Viking Platinum 770; Brother 900D Serger: Baby Lock Evolve
LDT2011 Advanced Beginner UNITED KINGDOM Member since 11/18/11 Posts: 451	Login to reply to this post In reply to Judy Kski << Like this post Date: 1/3/13 1:32 PM Quote: Judy Kski Rayon is a woven and will definitely give you the drapiness you need for this dress. Cottons are a lot stiffer so I don't think they'll work very well. When I was looking for rayon it all seems to be stretchy? ------ 'The purpose of most fashion is to be ostentatiously non-functional.'
mrsbewley   Intermediate OH USA Member since 8/14/08 Posts: 446	Login to reply to this post In reply to LDT2011 << Like this post Date: 1/3/13 3:02 PM Rayon Challis is a lovely drapy woven. Check these out: Fabric Mart rayon challis print Fabric.com rayon challis solid
PattyE   Intermediate MI Member since 9/7/10 Posts: 651	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/3/13 6:41 PM My guess would be a silk crepe.

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