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Started by Lady Rebecca, March 26, 2011, 08:21:06 PM

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Quote from: ArielCallista on March 28, 2011, 01:24:30 PM
IKEA SELLS FABRIC! I totally had no idea!

Apparently not all stores in the US does, but in general their selection is excellent. Various fabrics in the Alvine line has been used for Rococo projects in the past. These were floral pattern Ikea got from a French museum somewhere. They still have Alvine stuff (at least bed linens etc) according to their website, but not the cool patterns they had some years ago:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/search/?query=alvine

In this site you can see an example of an "Ikea dress":
http://weinglasarien.deviantart.com/art/The-Duchess-dress-184354113

They also sell dead cheap solid cotton. I use the unbleached one (bomull?) for lining basically all my bodices. I've also used the plain black one for various underskirts.

ETA: Scandinavians love their homes. No wonder, seeing how it can be snow and cold for six months at the time... Lots of indoor time. So Ikea has been good at the "cuddly indoor" items. And now even H&M is doing home collections, including bed linens.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/inspiration/15-looks-for-the-home-from-hm-077521

Aiacha

Heh, look at that.  Figures the linen wouldn't be available here.  Well, maybe worth a trip out this weekend.