fabric

May. 2nd, 2008 03:52 pm
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I have got to stay out of the fabric store.

So I went back today to buy more of what I needed.  The black gauze, and one of my students liked the gold chiffon and I said since I was headed there anyway... I'd get enough to zip up a veil for her too.

And I fell in love with this beautiful wine & gold patterned chiffon. (cheap)  Just love it.  - I was thinking awesome circle skirt - 60 inches wide but only 3 m.  (that's about ... 3 1/2 yards.)  So now I'm trying to figure out... how to flex my pattern to make this work.  Dammit!  I'll figure it out somehow.

And what the heck - I bought 7 m MORE of the gold chiffon.  so I should get a 3 panel circle skirt out of that.  

OMG.   and they had a ton of this glorious satin charmeuse on sale *weeps*  but I resisted.   I really don't want more circle skirts. 

Question. I wash my fabric before cutting& then drip dry on a clothesline.  The other day I washed the white gauze that I bought and threw it over the line as usual.  Now when it dried - it stretched out of shape all across the portion where it was draped over the line.  I'm going to have to rewash and throw into the dryer - aren't I? Alternate drying suggestions welcome.

Date: 2008-05-02 08:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dancingleaf.livejournal.com
of course! I was expecting you to chime in.

I wash everything in the washing machine but I have a clothesline in my basement. I dry nearly everything on it. Any of my clothes with spandex or rayon etc. component - all my bras & undies. All of DH's work clothes - dress shirts & pants. He's a tall guy and before doing this all his shirts used to end up shrunk half way between wrist and elbow. So now nearly everything gets hung to dry.

Towels, sheets, some t-shirts(not all)& socks go in the dryer.

I guess I'll toss it in the dryer then. ...

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