These are the results of my May 18th (04) fabric binge! Sales were on at both Deepak's and Regal Natural. Very dangerous things, sales. |
Here's the whole lot (minus one piece that's already at the tailor's) on the back of the couch. |
Here's that purple silk. The color in the picture doesn't show it quite right. It's almost eggplant colored. (That would be aubergine coloured, if you're British!) |
Another shot of the whole lot. |
And another. I was trying to show off the colors and textures, and I think you can get a pretty good impression of them. |
Both these pieces are raw silk. The top one is embroidered - the most expensive of the fabrics I got. This combination will be my dress for the Omars, though what I'm going to do with them, I don't exactly know yet! |
Another shot of the whole lot, this time piled on the floor. |
This is where I started putting like, or similar fabrics on the back of the couch to try to show off a better look at them. Both of these are raw silks. I'm going to have a tunic done with that purple, and I'm not sure what with the green. There's only two yards of it - the end of a roll. |
Both of these are linen. I have no idea what I'm going to do with them, but they're gorgeous. |
Three different fabrics. The top one is linen - another end of the bolt special. Three yards, and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it. I may do a dress. The middle one is raw silk. The picture does not do this one justice! It's a two tone almost shimmery thing. And the bottom one is mainly crepe, sort of see-through. I'll be having a loose blouse made of that, to wear over a shell. |
Two salwar khameez sets. These both are cotton. Salwar khameez are outfits primarily worn by Indians and Pakistanis - loose pants, a long shirt and a scarf. In these sets, the pants are plain, and the shirt and scarf have different embroidery on them. I may have them made up, or not. Probably yes with the blue and pink, not as sure with the red. |
More salwar sets, these in a blend of silk and who-knows-what. Feels great, though! |
More cotton ones. Slightly different weight and style from the first cotton ones. |
This is one set, a different cotton. Definitely getting this one done! Isn't it great? |
And the raw silks. The camera is making the embroidered piece a little too blue. It's really a bit greener. |
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