I am both bummed and stupid...

[lovetriangle]

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.

Comments

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

That happened to me too. My mum bought me black cotton velvet for the loose gown from Patterns of Fashion and it turned out to be stretchy. Bu tI don't care, I will line it with something non-stretchy and use it anyway! Since it's a loose gown it's less likely to stretch.

Eva