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Post by Nobuhide on Apr 17, 2005 13:56:34 GMT -5
i am now the proud owner of several yards of gold with black japanese floral brocade, and the same amount of some thick linen. the linen was like i struck gold. 1.99 a yard and its thick and heavy as denim, perfect for middle stuff, but soft enough to be an extra comfy lining. and they breathe like no ones buisness. my armor im making now is, like ive said, black with a gold sun on the do and each haidate panel. the fabric is a great looking contrast, being mainly gold with black vs mainly black with gold. and because of the linen, i dont need a liner really. i can attatch the armor to the brocade and the liner of linen will act as middle and liner. sweet deal, no?
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Post by Hiroyuki on Apr 17, 2005 14:05:55 GMT -5
Did you get said fabric at Wal-Mart?
Me and Otagiri-dono spent a good couple hours at different fabric stores, only to pick up most of the fabric for my hakama and shitagi from walmart...
To me, your contrasting colors sound like they would look great!
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Post by Toastygawa on Apr 17, 2005 14:15:32 GMT -5
A new Jo-ann's fabric has opened up within striking distance, and has a much better selection than the one which is closer to my home. They have some excellent offers on linen for their opening, not to mention some half-off coupons which I intend to use for a lovely black embroidered fabric that I intend to snag (so to speak).
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Post by Nobuhide on Apr 17, 2005 14:57:59 GMT -5
Did you get said fabric at Wal-Mart? Me and Otagiri-dono spent a good couple hours at different fabric stores, only to pick up most of the fabric for my hakama and shitagi from walmart... To me, your contrasting colors sound like they would look great! i went originally to walmart, having read somewhere on here about their fabric(quite possibly a post of yours, hiroyuki-dono) but they didnt have a good selection or prices. i was nearly settling on some pretty nice but pricey green and gold fabric, but in the end decided i wasnt to sure it was japanese in the least and my OCD of detail got the best of me-pissing of my dad some when i stepped out of line after 20 minutes saying "changed my mind, lets go" i went to a jo-anns and went to the garmet section, immediatly i located the oriental patterns and brocade, and lo and behold, there was my said dream fabric. then i looked for lining and heavy stuff, and the price was $45 i was like "bitch, please" and then i saw "ASSORTED LINENS-LENGTH MAY VARY-DEPTH MAY VARY-1.99/yd" and i felt it and it was like egyptian cotton the thickness of chinese waterbuffalo leather, and i wept with joy. the lady who cut it for me even said 2 bucks a yard? wow thats a deal! ive concluded the brocade is indeed plum blossom pattern. www.goodorient.com/goodorient/product.php?productid=24610&cat=16&page=2here is something very similar, just switch the colors 180, instead of black with gold flowers, gold with black flowers.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Apr 17, 2005 17:21:45 GMT -5
But is it REAL linen? JoAnn's has a nasty habit of naming things "linen" or "silk" or "silky" and when you examine the fabric content on the bolt you find out that "silky" = 100% polyester. Linen rayon and linen cotton blends are an OK compromise - they're all natural fibers and breathe well. JoAnn's used to sell a 50/50 linen cotton blend in a decent selection of colors that was quite nice to work with, but I haven't seen it in at least three years. Poly and poly linen blends do not breathe at all. Easy way to tell without doing a burn test is to crumple a corner of the fabric in your hand. If it stays crumpled, it's probably actually got flax linen in it. If the creases want to miraculously vanish, it's a synthetic. Obviously this is more important for garments than something you're going to use as an armor backing, but still, it's good to know. www.fabrics-store.com specializes in Ukrainian linens in a variety of colors and weights for under $7/yard. If you score bargains at your local fabric shop, more power to you! Re, your plum blossom brocade, you can say you made a good deal with a Chinese merchant because it is very Chinese. M.
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Post by Nobuhide on Apr 17, 2005 18:00:22 GMT -5
But is it REAL linen? JoAnn's has a nasty habit of naming things "linen" or "silk" or "silky" and when you examine the fabric content on the bolt you find out that "silky" = 100% polyester. yeah i saw all the 'silky's and i was like 5.99 ey? pfft, i bet its plastic. and it was. the linen is a 90/10 linen cotton blend. i did the crumple test at the store and alas, no magic restoration. it was a clearance thingy i believe, hence the price. my grandma's a seamstress, used to make her whole familys clothes, she says i robbed them ^_^ hai, i was relying on the fact that there was extensive textile trade with the chinese so i could have it, it was too perfect to not get just because i questioned its origins.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Apr 17, 2005 18:21:40 GMT -5
the linen is a 90/10 linen cotton blend. You lucked out then! (I wish JoAnn still sold that 50/50 linen cotton - it made the BEST hot weather field clothing.) M.
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Post by Nobuhide on Apr 17, 2005 18:56:50 GMT -5
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/StarvingArtist4Sale/fabric.jpg) the fabric which is so pretty^_^ ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/StarvingArtist4Sale/kawara.jpg) a handfull of random haidate kawara ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/StarvingArtist4Sale/do1.jpg) pieces of the do ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/StarvingArtist4Sale/sode.jpg) one of the sode, pre-painted, pre laced. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/StarvingArtist4Sale/tigeez.jpg) my kittie! (my main assistant) see? isnt the fabric sweeeet?
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Post by Hiroyuki on Apr 17, 2005 23:31:38 GMT -5
it is a nice piece of fabric, I enjoy the pattern greatly...
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