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Post by Shoshana Win on Jan 11, 2008 22:51:10 GMT -5
I know, but I find that when you wash a small piece, there seems to be more stress on the fabric when you wash it...probably because it tumbles more in the washer. I've had some small pieces that didn't do very well in the wash, but the larger pieces that I was trying to preshrink came out just fine.
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Jan 11, 2008 23:49:03 GMT -5
Looks interesting, but for the amounts I buy, too much $$$$
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Post by AMP on Jan 12, 2008 10:36:56 GMT -5
Recieved the fabric for Dharma yesterday, washed & dried it & it came out very nice. I think it would make a great tunic. I personaly like the natural color. It would have to be lined since it has a loose weave. Or do a inner/under tunic a la Obi-Wan in ROTS & then just line the sleeves and skirt if you go that route.
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Post by JediKai on Jan 13, 2008 0:09:15 GMT -5
Shoshana: OK, good to know. I don't usually deal in swatches!
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Jan 15, 2008 21:16:44 GMT -5
The bamboo fabric looks interesting, but, yeah, a little spendy. I'd like to try hemp fabric. It should be durable like linen, but maybe it won't wrinkle so much, but it is a little steep, too.
The cotton weave looks it would have a nice texture. But with 17% shrinkage one would definitely need to get extra.
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Post by JediKai on Jan 16, 2008 1:51:16 GMT -5
I was thinking today what the big deal is about bamboo? COTTON is a plant fiber fabric. It's a "renewable resource". Linen is the same. I've never felt bamboo fabric so can't say if it's more appealing but certainly doesn't seem worth the cost.
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Post by Schph Gochi on Jan 16, 2008 4:05:20 GMT -5
I think that the thing about bamboo is not only that it is renewable (as cotton) but is also more "environmentally friendly" to grow.
Cotton requires more pesticides and energy to grow than bamboo...with planting, harvesting....etc...
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Jan 16, 2008 18:10:45 GMT -5
You could say the same thing about hemp, too. It is supposed to grow very well on its own and you can make all kinds of things from it like bamboo. But this country has problems with some other uses of that plant, even the industrial varieties which no one could ever get high off of.
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Post by JediKai on Jan 17, 2008 0:06:10 GMT -5
I think that the thing about bamboo is not only that it is renewable (as cotton) but is also more "environmentally friendly" to grow. Cotton requires more pesticides and energy to grow than bamboo...with planting, harvesting....etc... Ahh. Thanks for the clarification. Makes more sense now.
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Mar 21, 2008 13:39:24 GMT -5
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Post by AMP on Mar 21, 2008 17:53:51 GMT -5
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Mar 21, 2008 23:51:17 GMT -5
I used a similiar fabric to do a tunic awhile back, was pretty good, comfy, someone bought it off my back before Halloween at work one day so I don't have it anymore, but it looked better on him than me.
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Post by Schph Gochi on Mar 24, 2008 4:38:54 GMT -5
gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..... that is one of the fabrics I bought at the $4.98 price....and it is a VERY interesting fabric....thicker than crinkle gauze with a more pronounced "crinkle" to it....and It has a 5% lycra content which makes it stretch and move with you... Maybe I should buy more for children's costumes...
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Mar 25, 2008 19:36:06 GMT -5
It looks a bit like the crinkle cotton I found at Wal-Mart once for $1/yard. Very lucky find and I bought all 8 yards and made my taupe tunic set out of it.
I've noticed a lot of cotton fabrics with a few percent lycra in it. I wonder if that along with the extra stretch, it also makes it non-wrinkly? That would be a great advantage, along with still being comfrotable.
This web site:
www.reprodepot.com/solids.html
....has some nice cottons and even a few linen blends that would make good tunics and most are reasonably priced, including some nice osnaburg.
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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on Mar 31, 2008 18:28:44 GMT -5
I was wondering if there is more then one manufacturer of Calcutta cotton cloth out in the world someplace. 2 yrs ago I got the beautiful rich chocolate calcutta & it was from Wal Mart(I so wish I had bought the whole bolt but I was so very green & new to making costumes at the time). Well Wal Mart is no longer selling fabric at our stores. I've been to Han(coc) & Joanne Fabrics & they're selling the brown calcutta that looks like they forgot 1/2 the dye in it. They're also selling an Ivory--which looks cream & a natural which has a different patterning in it from 2 yrs ago. Anybody else know where you can find a rich chocolate type of fabric that looks like calcutta but not stretchy? I'm just wondering.
That bamboo---just curious--I wonder how brown it is---they're all out of it at the moment.
I know I'd love to find a natural light (Obi-Wan) fabric with a different weave & I've heard they do sell some in Turkey but I have no idea who or how to even find out about it.
One more question for the expert Masters here please: Master Qui-Gon's inner tunic---was that raw silk? I know somebodies costume was raw silk but I forgot who & what part of their costume was made of it.
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