I usually don't post client work, but I just have to show you this fabric. My client has given me permission to photograph it. But it is 10 times more beautiful in person than it is in this picture. There is a lovely story about this fabric. My client's MIL used to work for an interior designer, about 20+ years ago. When the designer retired, she gave my client's MIL this fabric, It is pure, snowy white, rayon and cotton (from what I can tell, I'm not going to do a burn test), and it has the most lovely fringe effect with Chanel type yarns between the solid strips. When I took a swatch of this fabric to NYC, an owner of one of the stores on 40th Street told me that it was $150+/yard fabric, if you could get it. The MIL thinks it was Italian, but I can't find anything like it.
Another view with different lighting:
Boy, this fabric is a joy to work with. But it does present some challenges. The fringe is heavier than the panel strips, and you can see that in the picture above, on the right hand side of your screen. The fringe pulls down, so the sides pull in. This necessitates a rod at the bottom, and some manipulation of the valance. But it yields a bee-yoo-tee-ful result. The curtain isn't quite done yet - I'm going to add a side panel on the valance tomorrow. I will post a picture of the finished version when it is in the client setting. But this fabric is just too pretty to not show.
Happy sewing!
7 comments:
Very nice! My uncle used to work in a high-end interior design workroom and often brought remnants and rejects home for me. Several years ago (like 1992!!) I was having couches reupholstered and asked if he had something similar to one of my uncle's fabrics. Umm, no. It had 10 silkscreens and was probably worth $75 a yard back then! I still have it--I really want to use it for something one of these days.
Tres chique.
That fabric had to require some clever draping and preplanning to produce this beautiful effect. Not your basic measure-and-cut roman shade, is it? Looks lovely, and I know your client will be thrilled.
Stunning! And not easy to make. My heart would have been pounding working with it. Kudos to you.
Fantabulous! Absolutely divine!
we had drapes in our house made with this fabric. As a kid, I like to look at it and run my fingers through the fringe and watch it.
I see you have a JUKI...do you love it? I purchased a JUKI a few months ago and I am so pleased with mine. It is fantastic! I am glad that my husband urged me to buy such a nice machine. I am spoiled! I kinda get sick of all the Bernina hype...like it is the only good sewing machine out there. I don't know anyone else that has a JUKI so I am interested in hearing what you think about yours.
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