I am both bummed and stupid...

About 6 months ago or more I was in my favorite fabric by the pound place and I found amazing plum velveteen for something like $4/yard. I bought a two yard piece so I could burn test it and it burned up all cotton. I freaked out and went back and bought, I think, 6 more yards so I'd have enough to make a big, fat, English dress. I've been collecting stuff for the project... black silk satin, some blackwork/crewelwork for sleeves, off-white cut velvet for the underskirt, a 2" wide black soutache trim... you get the idea. It was going to be very striking.

*sniff*

I was reorganizing the office so we could actually FIT a sewing room, a guitar studio, and guests in one room, and when I picked up the roll of purple velveteen it did something weird. It stretched under my fingers. That's right, stretched. I grabbed the fabric and pulled and pinched it and it has a slight one-way stretch from selvadge to selvadge. I am devastated, and feel kinda stupid for not noticing it before. And how did the elastic not show during the burn test? ggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I've thought about using it anyway... if I flatline the bodice, which I would anyway, and have the non-stretch from top to bottom on the skirt, it may still work. But if it doesn't and I fight it... Oh, I shudder to think on it.

crap. crap. mega-crap.