I love rayon, it flows like no other fabric, and these days, it’s machine washable. So a month ago at Michael Levine’s, I found a Cotton and Steel rayon, it was the end of the bold, 4 yards, on sale.
I got out some finery and set up my tripod in front of the neighbors’ house. the slightest breeze and the skirt just flows.
I’ve had the hat for years, I need to wear it more often, it is cute!
More breeze.
Rayon is just so comfy.
My beef with this fabric? It’s one directional, so I used up 3.5 yards on this simple sleeveless dress. The skirt is made of six gores, had I been able to flip the pattern pieces, I would have been able to make something for my daughter in law as well. I know, these days this is the way people design fabric, it means that we need to buy more fabric – which is probably one of the reasons for doing it this way. I can assure you, fabrics made for the wholesale market aren’t one directional.
I have some fitting issue on the back, not just this dress. I’d like to figure out a fix that doesn’t require redrafting. These days I want to take a pattern, maybe make some moderate changes and just sew. I’ve made some couture, not worth the effort for me.
And yet, I just love the flirtiness of the fabric. There really isn’t enough rayon in the Over the Counter fabrics. That is what the industry calls fabrics that are sold to home sewers, so I take what I can get. I do love the color and the print, and of course the way the fabric just flows.
Leah