Rose Bower Italian Silk CDC Woven

Radiant red roses in a pixelated pattern accented with blue, black, and green, digitally printed on fine white silk crepe de chine. Designer deadstock from an Italian mill is lightweight, opaque, with a cool, dry crepe hand and fluid liquid drape. Right for a dress, tunic, shirt, floaty jacket, soft pants, kimono, or caftan. One-way design, 22" repeat. Marcy says, 'I can see this in a soft drapey pant to wear with a black t-shirt, jacket, tank, tunic, or shirt.'

Cut fabrics like this one using paper. Lay down a layer of paper on the cutting table, and trim the fabric ends so they are straight, at right angles to the other edge. This assures that you can line up the grain of the fabric with the edges of the paper. Place the fabric on top, smoothing so the grain is straight...this is key! Then pin the pattern through all layers and cut through all layers. The bottom paper layer keeps the soft fabric from shifting as you cut and allows you to move and mark the pieces without distorting. Test scraps for needle size and stitch length. Start with a small (#10/11) sharp needle, fine thread, and short stitch length.

Italy,
100% silk
45”