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jennylafleur) wrote2004-09-14 02:33 pm
jennylafleur) wrote2004-09-14 02:33 pm
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thinning the stash
I am exhausted! I was going to cut out some 18th century stuff today I don't know that I will get to it now. Mom and I just finished going through the fabric stash. Yeah, that project we started yesterday. We do it every couple of years but this time we were determined to be ruthless. What is the point in having to find space for fabric we will probably never use? We tossed 49 pieces of fabric, averaging a good 4 yards a piece. They are all sitting, looking rejected, in garbage bags awaiting their trip to Goodwill. We were able to reorganize the bolts so that we gained two badly needed bookshelves in the family room. We even managed to create some growing room. I'm so proud of us!
I had fun, though I will admit my arms and legs ache a bit from lifting, lowering, re-rolling on bolts and moving of said fabric. Reminds me of my fabric store job experience - it was like a workout! :> The fun part was "discovering" the cool fabrics we have. I discovered we had the buckram, plus tons and tons of lovely white cotton for under things. We also had more crepe and crepe georgette than I thought as well as a really lovely length of silk-linen I'd forgotten about.
My favorite find, however, was a 7yd length (60" wide) of winter white poly. I know it is a poly but it has the look, drape and feel of wool crepe. It even has the brushed pile and scratchiness of wool. It would be totally perfect for Eowyn's White Wool dress. I hadn’t really intended to make the white wool and I don't really have a place to where it but I love making the Eowyn gowns so much and this is awfully good to pass up. Umm... it would make a beautiful (if impractical) cloak too... *think, think, think*
I had fun, though I will admit my arms and legs ache a bit from lifting, lowering, re-rolling on bolts and moving of said fabric. Reminds me of my fabric store job experience - it was like a workout! :> The fun part was "discovering" the cool fabrics we have. I discovered we had the buckram, plus tons and tons of lovely white cotton for under things. We also had more crepe and crepe georgette than I thought as well as a really lovely length of silk-linen I'd forgotten about.
My favorite find, however, was a 7yd length (60" wide) of winter white poly. I know it is a poly but it has the look, drape and feel of wool crepe. It even has the brushed pile and scratchiness of wool. It would be totally perfect for Eowyn's White Wool dress. I hadn’t really intended to make the white wool and I don't really have a place to where it but I love making the Eowyn gowns so much and this is awfully good to pass up. Umm... it would make a beautiful (if impractical) cloak too... *think, think, think*