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Posted on: 7/19/07 7:46 AM ET
I found striped natural silk noil on sale at an unbelievable price! It's 44" wide [46 3/4" really] and $1.70 per yard.

Silk Connection does have a $20 minimum order [I was going to order 10 yards, but changed to 12 yards, to make the minimum--I ordered by phone]. It arrived via FedEx [$10.91 postage from Calif. to Nebr.], in 5 days. It seems to be good quality, nice feel, medium weight, not really nubby at all. I haven't preshrunk yet.

Here's a link to the silk [click on "silk" at the top of this window, and you'll find other types on sale too]...

Silk Connection

Here are photos [2 in 1] that I took...

Silk Noil

I still can't believe the price. I can hardly wait to work with it. Still deciding whether I should dye it before or after I make it into garments.


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Posted on: 7/19/07 12:16 PM ET
Oh, Ardis...why did you do this to me????...I'm so out of room to store fabric.
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Posted on: 7/19/07 12:31 PM ET
Bad, bad Ardis!!! I will be thinking of you next week, when I go to NYC. That's what I need enabling for-- more fabric and trims too.
  
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Posted on: 7/20/07 2:32 AM ET
p.s. I forgot to add, the weight on this is about 30mm.

On any of the silks that don't have a weight listed...they will tell you if you call their 800#.

LOL, Marylynn and Jennifer...sorry!

Have fun in NYC, Jennifer...fortunately [?] I don't know what I'm missing there. I can just imagine that it's possible to max out all the credit cards.

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Posted on: 7/20/07 8:45 AM ET
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What is your plan? Are you going the home dec direction or garment direction with this great find?
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Posted on: 7/20/07 10:26 AM ET
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Leora....oh, you missed that in my first post....garments :)


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Ardis

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Posted on: 7/20/07 11:24 AM ET
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Still deciding whether I should dye it before or after I make it into garments.

I am cautious by nature and would dye first, sew later. that way if there is an area that doesn't take the dye well, or splotches, or some other small anomaly, I could cut around it. I have never done this before, but I wonder if you could dye thread to match at the same time? Or dye some embellishment yarn to match? Wouldn't that be neat? If you can find natural unfinished wood buttons in a light colored wood, you could toss them in the dye pot, too, for coordinating buttons. Have fun!
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Posted on: 7/20/07 1:34 PM ET
Ardis - do you dye on the stove or in the washer? I've become very cautious since I couldn't get it out of my last washer (which fortuitously died soon after). I even ran a load of just Clorox.

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Posted on: 7/20/07 3:40 PM ET
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do you dye on the stove or in the washer? I've become very cautious since I couldn't get it out of my last washer (which fortuitously died soon after).

Depending on which dye I am using and how I am applying the dye, I use either a variety of plastic containers, a large stockpot or a counter top roaster. All 3 are reserved for dyes.

My preferred 'easy' method is to use procion mx dyes. Silk will dye with mx dyes the same way as cellulose (cotton, linen, ...) in an alkaline environment. It will also dye with vinegar or citric acid in a acidic environment. Neither requires heat to set the dye.

If you live in an area with plentiful sun, you can generate enough heat to set dyes for protein fibers by putting the fiber/dye combination in a black container (or covered in a black garbage can) in the sun.

Joanne
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Posted on: 7/21/07 11:22 AM ET
Charmaine...those are good points about dying. I've never really dyed much before.

Nina...I figured I'd follow the directions on the dye package. Man, that's scary, I don't want to ruin my washer.

Joanne...thanks for your tips about dying.

When I called to order the silk, I asked the sales rep at Silk Connection if they had a recommendation for dying this fabric. She said "acid dyes".

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