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Title: Help from the fabric detective squad
Post by: Auryn on November 17, 2011, 12:28:45 PM
 ;D
Thats what I think we are all part of after all the successes finding fabrics.
I am enlisting you guys for some more help please.

I am trying to find a white sheer fabric with similarly thin white stripes as the one shown below.
I have no intention of paying $150/yard for the original film used fabric so I have to do all the embellishing myself.

I am open to any fabric content and source aka curtains.
(http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l487/AurynsLair/Projects/alicefabriccloseup.jpg)
Title: Re: Help from the fabric detective squad
Post by: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on November 17, 2011, 01:24:53 PM
I will keep an eye out for fabric tht meets the requirements you are looking for, Auryn.
Title: Re: Help from the fabric detective squad
Post by: Auryn on November 17, 2011, 02:20:27 PM
Thank you kindly Lady Kathleen
Title: Re: Help from the fabric detective squad
Post by: gem on November 17, 2011, 02:36:28 PM
Try searching for "sheer dobby voile" (or a combination of those search terms)

http://www.weiku.com/Textiles-Leather-Products/buy-voile-dobby.html

That's a wholesaler site, but at least you can see that the fabrics are out there.

If you don't mind synthetics, go look in the window treatments department of Bed, Bath & Beyond; I know I've seen striped sheers like that.
Title: Re: Help from the fabric detective squad
Post by: isabelladangelo on November 17, 2011, 04:29:56 PM
On Ebay, thin stripes (http://www.ebay.com/itm/off-White-silk-organza-2mm-thin-stripes-/330639614953?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cfba823e9)

Ribbon (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Italian-Stripe-Sheer-Organza-Ribbon-w-Gather-48-Yd-/390033631484?pt=Ribbons_Bows&hash=item5acfd0e8fc), you can piece together this with the black floral ribbon.  It would take a while but so will sewing the ribbon to fabric.
Title: Re: Help from the fabric detective squad
Post by: operafantomet on November 18, 2011, 02:32:52 AM
There's also this black ribbon with white daisies:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-8-GROSGRAIN-RIBBON-BLACK-DAISIES-3-YARDS-DAISY-/400129716482?pt=Ribbons_Bows&hash=item5d2996f102

OK, the spacing is different, but it's still a fairly good match. Price is US $1.75 for three yards, and there are more than 10 available (I assume more than 10 rolls of three yards).

ETA: the spacing could probably be manipulated by a permanent textile marker...