So I went shopping

[elizabeth_mn]

I dug around in my stash a bit today and found a couple yards of a pretty blue cotton velvet. I drive a million miles into the suburbs to Harris (creepy warehouse fabric store) and got 8 yards of pale blue suiting-weight wool blend for a bustle dress.

I wish I knew the blend but you just don't get that info at Harris. I don't think it's all wool because when I burn-tested it, it did not self-extinguish. It did have a crushable ash, so it's not made of plastic. I am not good at identifying smells with the burn test, so I can't comment on that part. It just smells like something is burning to me. :)

So yeah, I bought new fabric. Maybe I can bump this up in the queue and have it ready for the Victorian Ice Skating event next month. Or maybe I will get distracted again.

Comments

[vanessa-lynne.livejournal.com]

Sounds pretty! Can't wait to see what you do with it.

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

I never thought of it that way before, but Harris is kind of creepy. I hate how the fabric is stacked because I always want something that is under fifty other bolts. I'm afraid that they're going to fall on me and I'll die in a horrible fabric avalanche.

Sounds like it'll be super pretty though!