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Posted by Gen on October 14, 2007, 1:43 pm
Is there a university near you that has a textile dept.? Maybe someone in
there could help. If not, try Google for a school with a textile dept.
Gen
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>> How very splendid! You mean that the black areas are dyed in and not
>> pieced or appliqued?
> The black is a second fabric that has been put in place by the embroidery.
>
> Embroidery looks like sequins?
> Yes, the shimmering is soley from the embroidery thread and there are
> no sequins. I would love to get ahold of some embroidery thread like
> that..
> The label is in both english and in characters, made in India,
> called a "free size" and the instructions are to hand wash.
>
>> Unfortunately, what I know about dyeing would fit on the head of a pin
>> with lots of room left over for the dancing angels. But I do wonder if
>> it's darker under the embroidery because the exposed part has faded.
>
> That's a good point. It's a lovely thing that I'm going to wear, I think.
> I may as well go the entire way on my upcoming crafts show and look
> the part of an eccentric embroidered/quilting lady, don't you think?
> A crazy quilted vest, a red hat and I'm all set.
>
> Can you believe I got the entire ensemble for $3.00?
> I haunt thrift stores anyway for unusual fabrics and buttons but
> I have to say this is the rarest find I've ever come across.
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>>>I found this beautiful skirt at a thrift store and bought it to cut
>>> up and use for quilting but once I began to feel it and look at it,
>>> I couldn't bear to.
>>> I've never seen anything quite like it and was hoping someone else
>>> might know of the technique used to dye it. It looks like a reverse
>>> resist stitch dye, you can kind of see the darker dye underneath
>>> the embroidery.
>>> http://tinyurl.com/ytpvn4
>>>
>>> The first photo shows the skirt stretched out, it's a wrap around
>>> and the other two are closeups.
>>> It's made of a rayon so heavy it feels like two pieces but it's
>>> only one. It's very heavy and very soft.
>>>
>>>
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