I washed the black silk charmeuse the other night in the bathtub with a little bit of shampoo and my bathtub was covered in black/purple dye! Hahaha.. later I found that silk doesn't hold color very well especially dark colors (particularly black) from a website... but I can't find the website anymore.
Here are some more tips in handling silk:
http://www.emmaonesock.com/guides/silkcharmeuse.asp
http://www.denverfabrics.com/pages/static/Silk/silk-fabric-care-sewing.htm
I just need to press it and then I will be ready to be cut into the beautiful black silk charmeuse! I wonder if my scissors are too dull to cut into the silk... I suppose I should test it on a corner first. I'll be turning this into a silk blouse using Simplicity 2601 and it will be the first piece in my fall SWAP.
This has definitely been a learning experience. Hopefully, I can summarize my whole experience from purchase of fabric through final product once I finish my project.
3 comments:
So did your silk end up gray after some of the dye washed out? I feel like I'm in suspense now!
@ Antoinette: No, it's still black! :)
@ TitansFan: I did use cold water since I never wash anything even with a hint of color with warm/hot water, but it still bleeds like crazy! :)
Gorgeous colour palette!!
This fabric and that designing is so good....
to get fabric on demand from weaveron textile.
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