Silk Dupioni
Posted in fabric on 10/18/2008 03:54 pm by admin| Account limit of 2000 requests per hour exceeded. |
Making silk flowers...?
What kind of silk is used in them, typically?
I want to make a pair of silk amaryllis for a woman I'm "courting"...
They look like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Amaryllis_belladonna.jpg
...if that helps any of you answer.
I was looking at dupioni silk on one page, but it seems a good deal too shiny for this kind of flower, and it's $10 per square yard--the price itself isn't the main issue, but if there's a better-suited variety for roughly the same price or less, well...
Any help is greatly appreciated.
CORRECTION: It is $20 per yard, apparently, at 54" wide. I wouldn't need more than half a yard for two such flowers anyway, though, right?
These sites may offer some clues, but I would look at organza, polyester silky, lycra, tulle and lining fabric.
Look around a fabric shop in the party dress and wedding fabrics for more ideas.
http://www.burdastyle.com/howtos/show/1500
http://www.silk-flower-smart.com/making-silk-flowers.html
http://www.how2hats.com/new/books/sf.html
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