yeah,if you dampen the fabric make sure you squeeze almost all the moisture out, copious amounts of water in the fabric won't help the solution to work.At "ye Olde beauty College" we just let it "convert" in the air, perm solution has a "shelf life "of only so many hrs, then the chemicals break down and stop processing . So I'd say let it go, then rinse if you wish... the "crinkles"won't come back, if washed. you don't need the super fancy perm solution, you can buy it by the gallon (we did) for a few bucks, or just get the cheapest one out there,I'd go to the beauty supply store. Cut a square ,try it out....see if you like the results before commiting to the whole shebang. "Sharon at Collierfam.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So if you wanted to pleat silk, you would saturate with permanent wave solution, then rinse with plain water? Or would you let it air dry?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melody Watts Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:56 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: RE: [h-cost] help for removing creases in silk? Another costumer and board mod is/was a costumer for the theater and movies. Pleated silk was recently discussed ,and the "secret" reveled...since silk is a protien -like hair- the material is prepleated ,secured with rubber bands and dipped in ...permanent wave solution! it sets the pleats---permanetely.... when I did hair ages ago we "air neutralized" the solution by just letting it air dry on the rollers,so no peroxide was involved to bleach out the hair. Don't see why this can't be done for silk. Sometimes, people would come in with a really tight perm the wanted "relaxed a bit" or totally removed. We would saturate the hair with wave solution, comb the hair straight,process and rinse,....volia! ...straight hair again. This could work for the material,may require you using a long flat water proof surface,some inexpensive perm solution, and a bit of patience wetting and smoothing those wrinkles. I'd chop off a small piece and try.....nothing to loose. Melody "Sharon at Collierfam.com" wrote: I remember my costume prof in college showing us a Fortuny silk dress. It was permanantly pleated and you could ball it up and it would still be in pleats ages later. When it first came out, it was a big deal and the process was a closely guarded secret (according to my teacher). -----Original Message----- To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] help for removing creases in silk? snip I believe that for a good crinkle silk a chemical process is involved, but don't know the details. Fran Dawn wrote: > I bought some of that pleated silk that was popular a few years ago, > and I'd like to remove the creases. Does anyone know how this can be done? > Dawn > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
