Beautiful figured 1930's-40's artificial silk faille with a design of leaves and berries - sold per metre
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 from somewhere in the 1930’s to mid 40’s, and is an incredible bi-colour faille with a warp in a pale eau-de-nil green and a weft in a russet red, which creates an incredible effect of chatoyance between the two colours. It has a raised design of delicate leaf fronts with little red berries. Even the red of the berries changes colour in different directions, from the soft russet red to a deep ruby depending on light. One edge is selvedge, the other is raw, but it must have always been manufactured like this. 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.
It is 109cm wide, and there is a lot of it. I am selling it priced by the metre, but with a minimum cut of two metres. The colours are very hard to pick up in a photo, it is much better in real life. If you would like to see it a little better, dm me on instagram and I will make you a video. If you want a really large amount, 10+ metres, there will be a small reduction on the price per metre.
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 from somewhere in the 1930’s to mid 40’s, and is an incredible bi-colour faille with a warp in a pale eau-de-nil green and a weft in a russet red, which creates an incredible effect of chatoyance between the two colours. It has a raised design of delicate leaf fronts with little red berries. Even the red of the berries changes colour in different directions, from the soft russet red to a deep ruby depending on light. One edge is selvedge, the other is raw, but it must have always been manufactured like this. 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.
It is 109cm wide, and there is a lot of it. I am selling it priced by the metre, but with a minimum cut of two metres. The colours are very hard to pick up in a photo, it is much better in real life. If you would like to see it a little better, dm me on instagram and I will make you a video. If you want a really large amount, 10+ metres, there will be a small reduction on the price per metre.
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 from somewhere in the 1930’s to mid 40’s, and is an incredible bi-colour faille with a warp in a pale eau-de-nil green and a weft in a russet red, which creates an incredible effect of chatoyance between the two colours. It has a raised design of delicate leaf fronts with little red berries. Even the red of the berries changes colour in different directions, from the soft russet red to a deep ruby depending on light. One edge is selvedge, the other is raw, but it must have always been manufactured like this. 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.
It is 109cm wide, and there is a lot of it. I am selling it priced by the metre, but with a minimum cut of two metres. The colours are very hard to pick up in a photo, it is much better in real life. If you would like to see it a little better, dm me on instagram and I will make you a video. If you want a really large amount, 10+ metres, there will be a small reduction on the price per metre.
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please contact me.