Would this be good for a Tunic fabric

[Rhydo Sabet]

Hey gang
I was looking on Thai silks love what they have and seen one that look great to me but want your imput on here is the fabric
www.thaisilks.com/store/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TS&Product_Code=022B# if so I might get some.

Rhydo sabet Jedi Knight

[Koda Vonnor]

I looked at that too one time, Rhydo. I was hesitant 'cuz most silks are dry-clean only. I'd be curious to see what the weight and texture of that are like. I wish they'd post the mm (momme) weight, and take a picture with a dime laying on the swatch.

[JediKai]

Silk Chiffon is rather "slippery" and thin. Personally, I would not choose chiffon for Jedi.

A better choice is noil (sort of raw silk)
www.thaisilks.com/store/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TS&Product_Code=0020

Contrary to instructions (as with wool) this can be machine washed. Use cool water and, if possible, a delicate setting. I have some of this and I wash it.

[Leda EmBorr]

My latest tunic (the one in my profile pic) is lined with silk chiffon... the "slippery" stuff, and I find that it looks alot like the lining you see in Obi-Wan's tunic sleeves, although I didn't do the "bag lining" as it appears to be in the screen costume.

[Ani-Chay Pinn]

The crinkle part gives it a nice texture, but chiffon can be thin and transparent. The price is right, but consider trying it out as an undertunic. Just wash it once or twice in cold water before using it and you'll be able to wash it after making it into something. It might be a little shiny. Jedi costume fabrics are generally matte, like silk noil.

[JediKai]

It would make a good lining, but not for the "fashion fabric" (sewing jargon for the fabric on the outside).

[Nova Darklighter]

I've found that most silks can be washed as garments, if thay are prewashed, but will last longer when dry cleaned. Silk Noile is better washed, it gets softer the more it's washed.
China silk is good for lining. Silk Chiffon is generally transparent, or nearly so and shiny and sometimes stiff as well, it's usually used for Bridal and Ballgowns.
Silk Dupioni, is nubby and crisp and a little shiny, but doesn't flow very well, I did use it for an straight Jedi tunic for a wedding last year, worked well, but needs to be on a slender sillouette to really look well, it would get bunchy on a curvy shape.

[JediKai]

I used dupioni the first time for my Professor McGonagall Yule Ball gown. While it might be able to be washed, I didn't as I wanted to retain that crisp texture characteristic of dupioni. I've thought, and we've discussed elsewhere, of making formal Jedi garb out of dupioni. Don't really have anywhere to wear it, though.