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Posted on: 6/23/11 7:01 PM ET
I have been trying to find a fabric for V1176 It calls for either Peau de Soie or Tropical Wool. For the life of me I cannot find a polka dot tropical wool like the fabric pictured on the model. However, I began looking at jacquards, and I came across this interesting jacquard at fabricmartfabrics.com.

It is silk. Do you like it and would the pattern of squares work for this dress?

It is silk. Do you like it and would the pattern of squares work for this dress?
Posted on: 6/23/11 7:46 PM ET
I think it is close to the one in picture in spirit, but I for some reason don't love it, it is much "louder" than the one on the pattern picture, don't you think?
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Posted on: 6/23/11 8:30 PM ET
I can't picture it in that pattern. It just doesn't go with it - in my mind - which is not to say you wouldn't like it.
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Posted on: 6/23/11 9:16 PM ET
In reply to blessedtosew

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Posted on: 6/23/11 9:17 PM ET
It might surprize me with being adorable, but I think that what makes the pattern photo look so good is that the fabric is black with some white and your fabric is about 50-50 in color. If you used a solid to pipe or make bands of it just might work.
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JanieV
Posted on: 6/23/11 9:23 PM ET
It would be, as Tim Gunn says, a whole lot of look. I am kind of picturing a jockey, as it looks a bit like their silks. I think the fabric is fun, but I'd limit it to a skirt to be worn with a black top.
Also, I think a jacquard might not be a good match for the pattern. It needs a fair amount of drape to look good at the shoulder gather thingy. Some jacquards are soft, but that one looks a little stiff.
If you're looking for a geometric print, I think it would be so adorable in this houndstooth from Fabric Mart

However, it is described as "lightweight," which might mean not enough body for the pattern without underlining in silk organza.
What about this silk satin from Vogue Fabrics?

It looks black in the photo but the description says olive green, with no info on weight but I would expect silk satin to be heavier.
This one is a jacquard, but in a blouse weight, sort of similar in spirit to the FM one you posted.

Again, apparently bad photography on Vogue's part; they say the colors are actually emerald and dark blue violet but they lightened the shot to show details. It looks similar to a fabric I've sewn with before (from FM, actually), that was a nice medium weight--plenty of drape but substantial enough for a dress.
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Also, I think a jacquard might not be a good match for the pattern. It needs a fair amount of drape to look good at the shoulder gather thingy. Some jacquards are soft, but that one looks a little stiff.
If you're looking for a geometric print, I think it would be so adorable in this houndstooth from Fabric Mart

However, it is described as "lightweight," which might mean not enough body for the pattern without underlining in silk organza.

What about this silk satin from Vogue Fabrics?

It looks black in the photo but the description says olive green, with no info on weight but I would expect silk satin to be heavier.
This one is a jacquard, but in a blouse weight, sort of similar in spirit to the FM one you posted.

Again, apparently bad photography on Vogue's part; they say the colors are actually emerald and dark blue violet but they lightened the shot to show details. It looks similar to a fabric I've sewn with before (from FM, actually), that was a nice medium weight--plenty of drape but substantial enough for a dress.
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2007: purchased 115+, sewed 105+
So close to parity, yet so far
Trying again in 2008
Yards purchased: 133
Yards sewn: Somewhere around 95
2009? I give up
Posted on: 6/23/11 10:14 PM ET
In reply to blessedtosew
I actually like the combination of your fabric and the dress! I think you just need to think carefully about hair style, accessories and shoes (as always). It's much easier to style black (or navy) and white polka dot than your fabric. But if the fabric suits you well and you have all the rest lined up, why not?
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Posted on: 6/24/11 10:34 AM ET
I have found that if you ask for advice on this site... you will get it! If you ask our opinion... we certainly will give it to you! It's lovely fabric and please post the photos of the whatever that fabric becomes.
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JanieV
Posted on: 6/24/11 10:34 AM ET
I have found that if you ask for advice on this site... you will get it! If you ask our opinion... we certainly will give it to you! It's lovely fabric and please post the photos of the whatever that fabric becomes.
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JanieV
Posted on: 6/24/11 1:31 PM ET
In reply to blessedtosew
Can you print 2, 3, or 4 pictures up of the fabric and pin on a paper bodice? The colors must be good for you or you wouldn't be interested in the fabric. Maybe you have a skirt at home in a solid in one of the colors that you could model with a paper front bodice to get an idea. Besides the utilitarian aspects of sewing, we all sew because we have an idea of what we want for ourselves and don't want to be hemmed in but the marketplace.
And, of course, you could copy and reduce the print size until you had close to the right print proportions and make a paper doll version of the dress. I'm sure this could all be done on your computer but I'm not there yet with the software technology.
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And, of course, you could copy and reduce the print size until you had close to the right print proportions and make a paper doll version of the dress. I'm sure this could all be done on your computer but I'm not there yet with the software technology.
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