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Re: silk dupioni (posted on 8/27/06 9:43 PM ET)
Would silk dupioni be suitable for the LH Bolero jacket? I am wondering if it would not be drapey enough. Would washing it make it more drapey?
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Posted on: 8/27/06 10:49 PM ET
Washing it will make it softer but it will never be drapey. I've not made any of LH's jackets, but most of her stuff does seem to depend on using fabrics with lots of soft drape and a weave with some give. Dupioni does not have give, and it's drape is more...I don't really know how to describe it except to call it "angular" and "puffy" no matter how much softer you render it by washing. The weave is too tight and dense. It works best in highly constructed and perfectly fitted garments.
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Posted on: 8/28/06 7:32 AM ET
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tlmck3 - thank you for the advice - it will save me time, money and disappointment!
  
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