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From: AndreaSews
Date: 04-07-2006, 08:13 PM (1 of 3)
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Can you help me get some terms straight? I'm looking at silks, online to get a price-range idea, and I see more fabric types than I expected. Some I know, and some I don't know. These are the ones that stump me: Charmeuse & habotai. What kind of hand? What kind of uses? Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007 
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From: Sancin
Date: 04-07-2006, 10:25 PM (2 of 3)
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Andrea - I am like you. I am convinced that fabric producers change names of fabrics as fast as car manufacters do. When I was a youngish woman the favourite silk for elegance was silk chantung. I get blank stares every where when I mention it. Try the following - are very interesting http://www.wintersilks.com/silkfabrics.aspx http://sewing.about.com/library/sewnews/library/aasilk0304.htm http://silkery.com/terms.htm *~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
Member since: 02-13-2005 Total posts: 895 
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 04-08-2006, 08:13 PM (3 of 3)
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mm...thanks nancy. I found the Wintersilks descriptions amusing, b/c they're retailers who clearly love their products (great stuff, too. I love their catalog!). And the About link was good b/c it also included a page of sewing tips--needle size, preferred seam finishes, for ex.
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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