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[mala_14]

I finally got to the store this weekend and picked up all the threads I need! I thought I would find a silk thread to match the ivory of the lace that I'm using to trim my slip, but no dice. I ended up getting a rayon machine embroidery thread, which is a perfect match. I figure that since it's only being used to attach lace, not anything that involves structural integrity, it won't matter if it's not as robust as some other threads. I also finally measured myself and drew out a cutting diagram for the slip the other day and hope to have it cut out this evening.


So thread was all I was planning on getting, but when I got to the store there were some beautiful medium-weight drape-y rayon twills in gorgeous autumnal colours and I ended up getting 2.5m in the deep rust colour. Scrumptious! And they were 50% off, so $10.50/m, which isn't great but also isn't terrible. I'm tempted to go back and possibly get more in the rust and/or some in the deep teal and maybe the mustard... They also had hunter green, burgundy, and grey. Thus, you get a picture of this stuff, a soft aqua silk crepe de chine with ivory lace from Treadle Yard Goods and rust rayon twill from Fabricland. The silk is actually a bit more blue-green than this picture shows. I had to adjust things so that the rust didn't look super red, but it made the silk look faded. Cameras are weird.


Not exactly sure what I'm going to do with the rayon twill. But I rarely see this colour for anything and it's one of my very favourite-ist colours to wear so I had to get it!

I'm pretty chipper today. It's finally sunny! After days and days of chilly, rainy weather once the temperatures went down, it is SUCH a nice change. :)

Comments

[mandie_rw]

Go back and buy ALL the fall colors! ;) That's some delicious fabric...I love that shade of rust. Autumnal colors are my JAM. (Even if some of them were annoyingly appropriated by the 1970s.) I'm so ready for nice fall weather here - I'm so tired of RAIN! Although here it's currently gross warm, muggy rain, rather than chilly like you had. Still. EW.

[mala_14]

lol I might. My parents both told me to! Autumn colours are so beautiful and warm and gorgeous! I hope your weather decides to turn soon, or at least dry out a bit. Ugh, gets depressing.

[marianme]

That rust is SO scrumptious. I’ve heard of 1930s beach pajamas in rayon. Are there other flowy things that would work with rayon? What a happy challenge.

[mala_14]

I'm thinking of all the 1930s-1940s things! Also, they'd make really nice blouses, I think, for regular wardrobe. Definitely a happy challenge! :)

[elizabeth_mn]

That rust color looks so pretty! I love rayons. (And of course, yay Treadle fabric!)

[mala_14]

Thanks! I like rayons too. Especially the fact that they're machine washable! (Always yay for Treadle!)

[mrs_maupin]

That rust fabric is so gorgeous ! Go buy all the colors !

[mala_14]

Thanks! I probably should. But only if they're still on sale for 50% off!