Re: [h-cost] dipping silk in cold water
Hello, I've done a few gowns out of 'regular' (as opposed to moire) taffeta for my eldest daughter, but not silk taffeta. I've discovered that with taffeta if I wash the whole thing in water (not in the washer or the whole thing is a wrinkled mess), it doesn't lose it's crispness or sheen in my eyes. But if you put just a bit of water on it (like in spot cleaning) the spot is visibly obvious and (I think) I've not figured out a way to get that spot out, once it's there. Even after washing it. My experiences with silk specifically, is with China silk, 'silk' velvet , raw silk and duponi. China Silk and Silk velvet washes up beautifully if carefully hand washed. Washing raw silk make the fabric 'stiffer'. Duponi loses it's sheen, becomes fairly stiff and loses it's resiliency for wear and tear. Just my .02 worth... Elena/Gia -- Original message -- Hi, Just wondered, what will happen if a silk taffeta was dipped in cold water? Would it get spoiled? Thoaght about the water solluble solution for transfer of embroidering pattern to silk. I could try a small sampler, but thoaght some of you already tryed? Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] dipping silk in cold water
And just one other note - don't wad the fabric up. Every crease will be permanent. Good luck! Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender --- Audrey Bergeron-Morin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Audrey Bergeron-Morin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:33:43 -0400 To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] dipping silk in cold water Just wondered, what will happen if a silk taffeta was dipped in cold water? Would it get spoiled? Spoiled no. But you'd probably lose some of the shine and crispness. It works well on any kind of silk I've tried (though I've never tied taffeta). Fix your dye with vinegar though, or use silk specific dye. You might also want to try with a little more than a small sample, something big enough to judge changes in the way fabric will drape, because that can change after the fabric got wet. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ Netscape. Just the Net You Need. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] dipping silk in cold water
In a message dated 10/25/2005 5:47:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Duponi loses it's sheen, becomes fairly stiff and loses it's resiliency for wear and tear. I dyed down a dark with white stripes [to tone down the contrast] dupioni in HOT water in the machine and it looked exactly the same when it came outbut now had a soft hand. Mind you it wasn't particularly shiny to start with. Made an early 1840s gown out of it. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] dipping silk in cold water
Hi, Just wondered, what will happen if a silk taffeta was dipped in cold water? Would it get spoiled? Thoaght about the water solluble solution for transfer of embroidering pattern to silk. I could try a small sampler, but thoaght some of you already tryed? Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] dipping silk in cold water
Just wondered, what will happen if a silk taffeta was dipped in cold water? Would it get spoiled? Spoiled no. But you'd probably lose some of the shine and crispness. It works well on any kind of silk I've tried (though I've never tied taffeta). Fix your dye with vinegar though, or use silk specific dye. You might also want to try with a little more than a small sample, something big enough to judge changes in the way fabric will drape, because that can change after the fabric got wet. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
