NearTheSea
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posted on June 12, 2006 06:43:05 PM
I went to an estate sale, and bought three LARGE containers of fabric (really good buy IMO  )
Anyway, I'm mostly interested in the cotton, some lace, some polyester there is, but there is a LOT of other fabric, that I'm not sure of
First they are very vintage, and, even though I do sew, I don't know about satin, silk, and the like.
There is a bunch (probably 20 yards ++) of what I call satin or silk. There is a lot of white, maybe a wedding dress project. A lot of black, and some that have that real 60's (or earlier) print on it.
So is there a way to determine what it is (silk, satin whatever) ?
Also there is a 'skirt' of all tassels! it has hook closures at the 'waist' Ok I'm really guessing here, but could this go over a skirt back then? This piece goes to the floor. There are aprons that are 'net' see through material.
Would there be any market for these?
And finally, they have that smell of being stored for a very long time. I don't want to wash these ( I do wash all the cotton) but wondering if it would be ok to put these in the dryer on air with fabric sheet?
TIA!!
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sparkz
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posted on June 12, 2006 06:59:25 PM
I know nothing about fabric, but I once bought an Islamic prayer rug at auction with a fringe around the edge. As soon as my wife saw it, she said "that's silk". To make sure, she clipped a strand of fringe off, torched the end with a cigarette lighter, and sniffed it. Sure enough, it was silk. I don't remember what it smelled like, but I'm sure someone here can help you with a sniff test.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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zippy2dah
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posted on June 12, 2006 07:26:01 PM
Here's a burn chart.
http://www.ditzyprints.com/dpburnchart.html
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paloma91
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posted on June 12, 2006 07:26:02 PM
I have a huge box full of vintage fabric too. I am trying to decide how I can easily and quickly sell it. That is, once I can identify it all
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melissafan100
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posted on June 12, 2006 08:27:51 PM
zippy2dah - Thanks very much for posting that fabric chart. I've bookmarked it for future reference. It's not something I normally work with, but you never know and it certainly might come in handy.
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zippy2dah
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posted on June 12, 2006 09:09:22 PM
You're welcome.
Just don't burn down the house.
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niel35
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posted on June 13, 2006 05:37:17 AM
http://www.ditzyprints.com/dpburnchart.html
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on June 13, 2006 07:49:04 AM
It would be great if you could post a photo of the over shirt - sound very unique.
Also, the 1960's stuff - could it be bark cloth? If so and the right patterns you could do very well with that. Even if it's not bark cloth some designers of that period made fabric and it can be very expensive.
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NearTheSea
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posted on June 13, 2006 08:43:42 AM
Thanks for the chart and the burn tests! I had read something like that long ago.
I'll try to post a picture of the skirt. I know its old from the waist area, and the hooks and snaps.
The 60's isn't barkcloth  I would love it if it was! Its more of the satin stuff. When I think about it, its like the material that looks like 60's prom dresses, with the gold type embroidery on it. Mainly there is a lot of white and black though.
I'll try to get a pic, and I'll try not to burn the house down
Thanks you guys!!
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roadsmith
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posted on June 13, 2006 11:22:28 AM
My impression is that silk is flimsier than satin, that satin feels thicker, almost like it has two layers to it. Could be wrong.
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irked
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posted on June 13, 2006 11:44:52 AM
Thanks I have a bunch of fabric and this will come in handy when the illusive day comes I get around to listing the fabrics I have 4 large boxes full. yikes.
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I married my wife for her looks...but not the
ones she's been giving me lately!
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NearTheSea
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posted on June 13, 2006 02:01:36 PM
Oh, I was way off on saying that this tassel skirt goes to the floor, it doesn't, it would probably go just to the knee (if it is a skirt! )
the white satin/silk? material with texture
the material I was calling the '60's stuff
Hope they turn out!
[ edited by NearTheSea on Jun 13, 2006 02:04 PM ]
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sparkz
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posted on June 13, 2006 02:13:24 PM
The first pic looks like part of a hostess uniform from a brothel in Nevada.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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NearTheSea
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posted on June 13, 2006 02:42:34 PM
LOL sparkz, was thinking something like that myself! could be!
(hoping someone knows what it is! )
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on June 13, 2006 02:53:07 PM
A picture is worth a thousand words - that is nothing like I was picturing on either one.
Could that be the tassels from one of Elvis' Vegas costumes???
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pmelcher
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posted on June 13, 2006 03:03:49 PM
Homemade hula skirt? The white looks like brocade and the pink/purple could be also, very pretty!
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roadsmith
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posted on June 13, 2006 03:25:48 PM
Hula skirt, I think. And the purple fabric is very pretty; the "purple" collectors will be attracted to it. They are One Fanatic Bunch.
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NearTheSea
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posted on June 13, 2006 04:09:10 PM
Thanks! the white is most likely what you say; brocade. (there is so much of it!)
And (unfortunatly) thats my camera, its pink, not purple, like in flamigo pink
Hula skirt did cross my mind, but it is a silky off white material that makes up the long tassels, but could be
I still haven't gone through it all, I'm finding a LOT of very vintage lace, which I've used some already
but does anyone know how to get that 'vintage' OLD smell out?
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on June 13, 2006 04:22:59 PM
Have you tried Freebreeze (sp?) - I use it on vintage clothes all the time.
The fabric dryer sheets work pretty well too or a combination.
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irked
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posted on June 13, 2006 06:02:10 PM
My wife says the white is brocade not sure of its makeup probably a polyester blend and she said the pink looks like an organza?brocade. Me I think it is pretty material. LOL I know nothing about it if it isn't double knit wool or cotton and cotton can even fool me most time.
My wife always does the wad up test on cottons to see if it will need much ironing before she will get it. Down right embarrassing to go shopping with her when she literally wads up a portion of an outfit and squeezes it hard to see how it wrinkles.
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I married my wife for her looks...but not the
ones she's been giving me lately!
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paloma91
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posted on June 13, 2006 06:06:02 PM
The tassle thing reminds me of something my mother wore in the late 60's. Seems to me that she wore something like that over a straight skirt or was it a "shift" kind of thing that was one color. Or was that a chiffon thing that she wore. I don't remember.
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mamachia
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posted on June 14, 2006 08:09:47 AM
the 3rd picture down - the fabric would be classified as Jacquard. You can google the word for more verification. Jacquard is a type of weave that the textile mills use. Can be woven in any type of fiber i.e. cotton, rayon, linen, etc. If that has two sides and they are different then it would be called a Double Cloths and they are woven on Dobby looms.
When it doubt about a fabric, do the burn test.
mama
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NearTheSea
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posted on June 14, 2006 10:02:16 AM
Thanks all! and will do the burn testing
And about the skirt thing, paloma you may be right, for some reason that sounds like what it was for. (too risque for a hula )
Thanks!
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