Hi, I find that silk crepes vary more than wools, and so it bears repeating that one should always test a sample to be sure. BUT, that said, I have a bunch of purchased blouses (!) made of silk crepe, and if I hand wash them in cold and hang to dry, they come out about the same size they went in. The one caveat with a really crinkly crepe is you will have to iron it (very damp) to get it to resume its original size; the crepe weave likes to crinkle up on itself.
I hope this was useful. Thanks! Lauren -------------- Original message -------------- From: Kimiko Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --- On Tue, 11/11/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > and of course I wash silk crepe blouses all the time. > > > Hi again Lauren, > > Does silk crepe shrink or get thicker much? I am pondering buying some and > dyeing it, but I don't want to use it if it is going to really shrink a lot, > like wool crepe does. > > Thank you, > > Kimiko > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
