A message from Evil Kirsten.

[kellan_the_tabby]

So I just got off of the phone with Evil Kirsten of Fabric Dragon, who finally got in the linen thread I've been waiting for. She's asked me to spread the word about three things:

1) The lady who runns Henna Dancer will be at Kirsten's store all day Memorial Day, doing henna on people and drums;

2) If you want linen thread from her, let her know soon, since she's already running out again; and

3) If you have ordered from her or called her or anything and think she has your phone number, she probably doesn't; her old phone died. Her number is still the same, but the memory on the old one is shot and that's where she had all the phone numbers stored.

Comments

[kellan_the_tabby]

Adding a wool edging would look really cool, actually. But a hem, if that's doable, would be a lot easier.

But wow, is the thought of fur tempting...we could always get you another cloak for muddy weather...

[dr-zrfq.livejournal.com]

I've got this fabric, probably linen/wool in some ratio, which I grabbed specifically because it was the color of Pennsic dust.

Thing is, Herveus charged me with wearing the Pelicloak at Pennsic. And cold/wet/muddy weather is precisely when I would *want* to wear it. Will try to remember to measure the length differential between lining and outside when I get home.

[chargirlgenius.livejournal.com]

What you need are pattens, to keep your hem up *out* of the dust and mud. (Ok, they would have had to be 2 feet tall at this Pennsic, and at Coronation...) :-)

Yay! Accessories!

[chargirlgenius.livejournal.com]

Yeah, even hemming both layers would likely be easier than adding a wool edging.

Just had another thougt... Depending on how bad it's fraying, maybe you could do a blanket edge stitch?

This article:
http://www.virtue.to/guest_authors/archaeological_sewing.html
describes some finds with blanket stitch used to finish the raw edges.

[dr-zrfq.livejournal.com]

The thought of blanket-edge-stitch had crossed my mind. Not that I know how to DO one...

the fraying is mostly just starting. The longest fray-thread I see is about 2 inches long, and that's in a spot where the edge of the clock is cut on a 45-degree angle to the weave. Most of the fray threads are under 1/2 inch, maybe even under 1/4 inch.

For the benefit of everyone who's still actually following this conversation, I just measured the Pelicloak. The wool out-hangs the silk lining (which is already hemmed) by roughly 3 inches on average, so hemming is feasible.