Beautiful 1930's figured satin fabric - cream
This fabric is one of a number of rolls of textile that came from a tailoring atelier that specialised in making costumes for the Opéra de Tours (which if you are ever in Tours is a very beautiful building and sits opposite a corner bar that still has all its original 1930’s fittings). It is artificial silk - that is - rayon, but it was known as ‘soie artificielle’ at the time. Unlike modern rayon, much rayon from the first half of the 20th century was very beautiful, and very strong, and this is the case with these rolls, which are the best quality rayon fabrics I have ever handled. This roll is 1930’s, and is a fine satin-weave, in a cream colour. This is fine and is of the sort of fabric that was used during the 1930’s for sheer bias-cut evening dresses. It is strong and beautiful and perfect - just be aware that this was for speciality or evening wear and it will demand care to keep it in good condition, exactly the same sort of care as you would with a silk of the same weight, drape and weave.
This fabric will take natural dyes beautifully but must be treated like silk even though it is not an animal fibre - it can’t be boiled without destroying its sheen and needs to be handled gently.
It measures 80cm wide. I am selling it priced per metre with a minimum cut of two metres. I cannot unroll the entire roll to state how much there is exactly but there is a tag that indicates that there is 22 metres left. In my experience, these old tags are generally correct as each time an amount was cut off, the mercer would indicate how much was left. If you want all of it there would be a slight reduction, but take the pricing per metre as a guide and please contact me to discuss.
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please contact me.
This fabric is one of a number of rolls of textile that came from a tailoring atelier that specialised in making costumes for the Opéra de Tours (which if you are ever in Tours is a very beautiful building and sits opposite a corner bar that still has all its original 1930’s fittings). It is artificial silk - that is - rayon, but it was known as ‘soie artificielle’ at the time. Unlike modern rayon, much rayon from the first half of the 20th century was very beautiful, and very strong, and this is the case with these rolls, which are the best quality rayon fabrics I have ever handled. This roll is 1930’s, and is a fine satin-weave, in a cream colour. This is fine and is of the sort of fabric that was used during the 1930’s for sheer bias-cut evening dresses. It is strong and beautiful and perfect - just be aware that this was for speciality or evening wear and it will demand care to keep it in good condition, exactly the same sort of care as you would with a silk of the same weight, drape and weave.
This fabric will take natural dyes beautifully but must be treated like silk even though it is not an animal fibre - it can’t be boiled without destroying its sheen and needs to be handled gently.
It measures 80cm wide. I am selling it priced per metre with a minimum cut of two metres. I cannot unroll the entire roll to state how much there is exactly but there is a tag that indicates that there is 22 metres left. In my experience, these old tags are generally correct as each time an amount was cut off, the mercer would indicate how much was left. If you want all of it there would be a slight reduction, but take the pricing per metre as a guide and please contact me to discuss.
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please contact me.
This fabric is one of a number of rolls of textile that came from a tailoring atelier that specialised in making costumes for the Opéra de Tours (which if you are ever in Tours is a very beautiful building and sits opposite a corner bar that still has all its original 1930’s fittings). It is artificial silk - that is - rayon, but it was known as ‘soie artificielle’ at the time. Unlike modern rayon, much rayon from the first half of the 20th century was very beautiful, and very strong, and this is the case with these rolls, which are the best quality rayon fabrics I have ever handled. This roll is 1930’s, and is a fine satin-weave, in a cream colour. This is fine and is of the sort of fabric that was used during the 1930’s for sheer bias-cut evening dresses. It is strong and beautiful and perfect - just be aware that this was for speciality or evening wear and it will demand care to keep it in good condition, exactly the same sort of care as you would with a silk of the same weight, drape and weave.
This fabric will take natural dyes beautifully but must be treated like silk even though it is not an animal fibre - it can’t be boiled without destroying its sheen and needs to be handled gently.
It measures 80cm wide. I am selling it priced per metre with a minimum cut of two metres. I cannot unroll the entire roll to state how much there is exactly but there is a tag that indicates that there is 22 metres left. In my experience, these old tags are generally correct as each time an amount was cut off, the mercer would indicate how much was left. If you want all of it there would be a slight reduction, but take the pricing per metre as a guide and please contact me to discuss.
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please contact me.