Hi Julie, It depends on how you define "outrageously." I've bought handkerchief linen from all these folks:
www.fabric-store.com www.fabric.com www.wmboothdraper.com www.graylinelinen.com And maybe some others that I can't remember at the moment. Quality varies from good to really good. None of the hanky linen I've gotten from these folks, however, will give you the look of the chemise that Laurie is attempting to make. The hand is just not soft enough. Perhaps the linen I've gotten just isn't fine enough, but more generally, linen is a pretty springy fiber, and would want to poof if you gathered so much of it so tightly. Claudine ----- Original Message ---- > From: Julie <jtkn...@jtknits.cts.com> > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Sent: Tue, October 12, 2010 8:12:02 AM > Subject: [h-cost] Italian chemise > > This is a lovely chemise. Judging by how very tiny the pleats/gathers are > it >must be a very fine fabric. I haven't had much luck finding fine linen that >wasn't outrageously expensive. Where have you found fine linen in the U.S.? > Julie in Ramona > > ---- <h-costume-requ...@indra.com> wrote: > I have to make this chemise. Someone > > else had inquired about the bodice in this picture, but the chemise just > > really hooked me. > > > > http://exhibits.denverartmuseum.org/artisansandkings/?page_id=23 > > > > The painting is by Titian and the title is Woman with a Mirror, at least on > > wga.hu. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
