#rayon fabric clothes

[tradeunofabrics]

Explore the enchanting world of rayon fabrics and discover its fascinating history, versatile applications, and myriad benefits. Read our informative blog today!

[shreeisspecial]

Traveling enriches one’s self through the experience of visiting new places, cultures, and cuisines. However, for most of us, while on a packing spree, the most challenging task is to go light with the suitcase and yet in style with the ethnic wear. Ethnic attire is full of vibrant colours and elaborate designs and is highly cross-cultural, holding infinite possibilities of being versatile and travel-friendly if chosen well. Here is how you can pack light and look fabulous in your ethnic wear when traveling.

[aprillikesthings]

“Bamboo is antifungal”

Because it’s rayon

“Eucalyptus fabric is cooling!”

Yeah, because it’s rayon

“We make clothing called seacell out of seaweed!”

Yeah I looked on your website it’s made by the lyocell process, which means-

-wait for it-

It’s fucking rayon!!

Listen. There is a list of actual plant fibers that are directly made into fabric: cotton, linen, ramie, some hemp. I’m sure I’m missing a couple.

But if you’re wondering “huh how did they turn that plant material into fabric,” 99% of the time? It’s RAYON.

All rayon is made by putting plant material in chemical soup, dissolving out everything but the cellulose, and turning the cellulose into filaments/fibers.

The source of the cellulose has zero effect on the eventual fabric.

Rayon made from bamboo or eucalyptus or seaweed is not any better than rayon from any other sources.

Don’t let companies mislead you!

[news4nose]

National Garment Fair 2023 in Mumbai by CMAI from July 18–21

This must-attend event provides a special platform for connecting clothing producers with retailers, distributors, and agents. It is the ideal location to learn about the newest trends in the clothing business and cultivate connections with key players.

The National Garment Fair 2023, which is taking place in the vibrant city of Mumbai, is the ideal venue for garment makers to display their goods to a large audience.

[eastcoastfabric]

Elevate your style with Rayon Fabrics! Check out different tips to style Rayon Fabrics in your daily life.

[two-palms-blog]

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[daddykinkkinard]

! crossposting from my twitter !

bucktommy costume analysis 👔

hi ! i'm a fashion student and am really interested in costume design so i wanted to do a (long) post on tommy's style and how i think buck might be influenced by it in s8 as seen in "buck's britches." :))

[about tommy]

tommy's wardrobe is entirely functional and indicative of his dedication to his work. it's practical, useful, and speaks of his can-do attitude.

all his signature clothes (henleys, shackets, canvas jackets) have historical traces to being used as workwear.

(1) henleys - this one, ironically in the philippines it has its own term in our local language. it's called a camisa de chino and is used by laborers. although i live in a different country, i'm sure its use case is still the same for other countries as it's historically deemed the workman's undergarment.

also: yes. tommy is technically right. there were henleys in the 80s. even in the 1880s. so what we're learning here now folks, is that he's a smartass little shit.

(2) shackets - historically, also an item used by the working class. they were mostly worn to prevent any possible stains on inner clothes from their work (i.e. dirt, grease, grime, etc.)

(3) canvas jacket - although this was only seen in 7x04, it's more likely that he still owns a lot more. (waxed) canvas jackets are traditional workwear often used as weatherproof outerwear or heavy duty rainwear.

as a form of fun speculation, i'd like to think some of these items are also in his closet:

contrast collar canvas jacket

an authentic flight jacket

overalls, but only for when he fixes up the car

denim trucker jacket

if anything, who better to listen to when talking about tommy's clothes than tommy himself !

here's lou's cameo for me describing tommy's closet as rugged, practical and useful :))

[about "buck's britches"]

now to the "buck's britches" post. two notable items of clothing:

the famous flight jacket

baker pants.

now here's the thing about buck:

buck doesn't wear utilitarian clothing. in fact, he doesn't wear woven clothing all that much. he wears knit. knit polos. sweaters. hoodies. he is not a workwear person. in fact: he's a comfort person.

that's his primary reason for style that's a testament to his own character. buck is widely recognized as the more radiant and funny character. he has charisma and is very inviting, which is accompanied by his choice in clothing.

soft, warm, comfortable.

which goes back to the photo ostark posted on his instagram story.

(1) flight jacket - here's where i have to go and burst everyone's bubble for a bit. this is only a flight jacket because it's labelled as such. but categorically, it isn't. flight jackets are the classic term for bomber jackets.

bomber jackets (and flight jackets) were workwear used by the military, characterized by garterized cuffs and hems and short bodices. for pilots, they were interchangeable. but modernly, they have some more definable features.

characteristically, flight (or aviator) jackets are leather with shearling or sherpa collars. bomber jackets are the modernized version taking the silhouette and cuff designs and making them more accessible through material choice (linen—like buck—nylon, silk)

(2) baker pants - as the name suggests, it's a piece of kitchen workwear often in twill (which i'd assume is what oliver is wearing), denim, cotton or linen. it's characterized by the topstitching to outline the pockets and diagonal pocket openings (vs. the usual curve).

so very evidently: buck has been influenced by tommy's style. he's wearing woven material versus knit for one. if i were hopeful, i'd say they're exploring one another's style because they're sharing a closet.

[character analysis]

woven fabric as a material is sturdy. it's more structured and does not stretch. think: cotton, linen, rayon, wool, denim. what this means for buck is that, by virtue of being tommy's boyfriend he is introduced to structure, groundedness and maturity.

tommy's closet is filled with utilitarian clothing and workwear. he, as a character, is known to be emotionally grounded and mature and it translates to his clothing.

buck adapting the defining features of his wardrobe shows how much tommy has helped him get off his hamster wheel.

in fact, even the inverse can be noted. when buck asks for a second chance and practices communication towards tommy. he's wearing a woven buttondown. and in emphasizing tommy's desire to make buck comfortable, he's in a hoodie. neither of which are common for one another.

buck and tommy, even through subtle clothing choices are becoming part of one another's world and that makes me so soft as someone whose love language is fashion.

[wishful thinking]

perhaps maybe we could see tommy in a fully casual sweat set? i know that they might be protecting lfjr but man. if i see a hoodie on him. (nqueso, if you can sneak me a photo of him in knitwear ill love you forever i just want to prove my theory right i wont even post it)

if they are putting buck in this sort of attire, my guess (or hope) is that they have tommy ease up too.

it would be nice to show buck's effect on tommy as much as tommy's effect on buck because tommy's an established character and has a backstory that the writers could explore.

so if the 9-1-1 costume designers ever see this:

please put tommy in a sweat set. or a hoodie. (not a zip-up one, im talking real hoodie). i'm willing to compromise with overalls. i see what you're doing with buck's wardrobe, and love it. maybe tommy's could soften up too :))

thanks for reading ! 🫶

[onlymonica]

All that glitters isn't always gold...

..sometimes it's just gold lame. Or Lurex. Or Mylar.

OK - so what the heck is lame? (pronounced 'lah-MAY') It was traditionally fabric made from metal fibers wrapped around other fibers, like silk or rayon. It was designed to create a metallic shine to clothing, so clothes were typically gold, silver, or copper colored. Besides style, lame was used in fencing uniforms which allowed the electrified sabers to register a 'hit' against an opponent.

Lurex is a close cousin to lame. In fact, you could claim they're in the same household since Lurex vaporized metal onto other fibers.

Today most manufacturers use Mylar, a polyester film that creates a metallic look, like with the one piece bathing suit I'm wearing. The trouble with Mylar is, after a while, it starts to peel off the backing fabric. Which makes clothing unappealing.

But, on the good side of things, a mylar swimsuit like this one is just fine for passing through airport metal detectors.

[marzipanandminutiae]

Friend Marzi, why do we have an inclination to believe that all historical clothing was very heavy? Fabrics varied in lightness and for the very heat of summer for example an all-silk or all-muslin ensemble could be made very light and breathable if necessary, even foregoing implements like boning, etc. Like, there are ways to not be dragging your skirts around.

Working people and people with active hobbies were already wearing fewer layers anyway, so we shouldn't expect them to be encumbered. Why do we anyway?

Friend Tumblr User Chasingtheskyline! Hello!

(This answer will focus primarily on conventionally feminine clothing, since that's my area of expertise. Just to disclaim.)

I think it's because of the layering, really. And the idea that, as you touched on, Only Rich People Wore All That (not so much- the basic makeup of chemise/combinations, maybe drawers post-1820s, corset/stays, at least one petticoat, skirt, bodice for women was pretty consistent across most of the social ladder during the 18th and 19th centuries at least) so of COURSE it's heavy and impractical. And as we all know, rich people didn't have lives or do things! They just lounged around being rich and not moving! </s>

We're used to one layer of our mostly-polyester clothing being extremely warming in summer because. It's polyester. Breathability is not something people think about much nowadays, since we're so used to just exposing as much skin as possible to cool down. Ergo, the idea that it's layers of lightweight fabric doesn't really occur to people, I think.

Another element, I think, may be that some of these people have carried reproduction historical garments but never worn them. Or weighed them in a heap on a scale- yes, really -and never taken into account the weight distribution when they're on a body. I've owned garments that were a bear to carry, but perfectly comfortable to wear.

Also, you know. We've long had a vested interest in making our own garments seem like The Best Most Advanced Garments. You can find articles from as early as the 1920s decrying Victorian "trailing skirts and trailing hair" as unhygienic and uncomfortable Never mind that the ADULTS saying this would have known full well that shorter skirts were commonplace for situations where Excessive Dirt would be present and grown women wore their hair up. (Also, you know. Unless you're licking your hem, your skirts cannot get you sick.)

Either you're getting only the experiences of women who hated what they wore before- which would somehow be the same fashion writers who once declared that the gowns of 1915 were the best, or 1910, or 1905 -or they had a vested interest in selling something to the public: in this case, the hottest, newest clothes (and hairstyles that required more regular trips to the hairdresser than long hair pinned up). Of course you get those writers calling earlier clothing heavy- they're trying to get people to buy rayon flapper dresses!

Now, does that mean that nobody in history found their clothing heavy? Of course not. One of Amelia Bloomer's key complaints about the fashions of the 1840s and early 50s was the many layers of petticoats women often wore to create the fashionable skirt shape- and while I'm often loath to take dress reformers as sole arbiters of women's opinion, the invention of the cage crinoline/hoop skirt was widely hailed as a marvel for enabling big skirts with much less weight.

But you're so right that this perception is extremely exaggerated nowadays. I do my best to fight it- had this conversation with a colleague today, as I was wearing a long-sleeved blouse of cotton voile and a long cotton skirt to work in 80-degree (F) weather -but. Well. It DOES get frustrating at times.

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[gothiccharmschool]

Hu Aunti Jill, I'm hoping your vast trove of Goth clothing knowledge might be able to help me with a particular problem-the tension I have between wanting Goth clothing and wanting to shop sustainably and ethically. While I already follow your advice of stocking up on basics in staple colors-and there are plenty of sustainable brands that sell those items, so that's not the problem-my issue comes in when I want more specifically "gothy" looking clothing-I'll go sindow shopping online and frequently end up disappinted by how many goth or punk specific brands have a majority of their stock made out of polyester, rayon, latex and "vegan leather" either wholly or in some combination. Would you happen to know of any sustainable Goth/punk/alt clothing brands?

This is a question I also struggle with. The best solution I've come up with is to look for smaller "slow fashion" companies. Blackwood Castle

Thorns Clothing

Nuit Clothing Atelier

As you will notice, their items are not cheap. But I've seen work by all of them in person, and it's all impeccable.

Other than that, it's back to my usual suggestion of getting a few stand-out pieces and accessories to layer, and then play mix-and-match.

Okay peeps! Do you have suggestions for where to find fancy goth clothing that is sustainable and not made of plastic fabrics?

[velarisbynight]

Call Me By My Name

Rhysand x Feyre

For day 4 of @acotar-omegaverse-week — Getting Knotty: …you really didn’t think we’d have omegaverse week without a whole day for knots, did you :)

a/n: I was wary about writing for these two but I actually enjoyed their dynamic lot! Will definitely try to write more for them!

warnings: sexuality; smut; knots; overstimulation; oral (Feyre receiving) 

word count: 1.9k~

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“You’re insatiable,” Feyre huffs as her mate noses up the length of her throat, broad palms that have been long-since flecked with discoloured skin from scars and rubbed rough from callouses sliding from her waist, to her hips, to her legs. Fingers trail up the tops of her thighs, a shiver of pleasure zipping up Feyre’s spine when his thumbs hook around the narrow, black lace at her hips. 

“And you’re incredibly provocative,” Rhysand whispers, hot lips graze the shell of her ear, sharp canines nipping at the point before trailing down to lazily tug on the lobe. “You’re incredibly provokable,” Feyre counters, biting on her lower lip, tilting her hips so the curve of her ass is rubbing against the seam of his trousers. 

A hot, strained chuckle rumbles through her back and it doesn’t take much to imagine the wicked smirk on the High Lord’s mouth. How his pupils might be expanding, swallowing that beautiful ring of starlit violet. “I’m incredibly provokable?” The pads of his fingers graze across her abdomen, ticklishly raising a prickle of goosebumps in their wake. His mouth lowers to her jaw, pushing small, soft kisses to a spot he knows makes her weak. “I so much as look at you differently and you’re hauling me away into a spare room.” 

“Mhmm. Like I did just now, High Lord?” 

Rhysand’s groan morphs into a chuckle, silky blue-black hair brushing Feyre’s collar bones as he lays his brow to her shoulder, a smile on his mouth, “That, was an exception.” 

“I’m pretty sure you were the one doing the hauling there, or was that all my imagination?” 

“Was I supposed to leave you be after you lifted your top?” Rhysand drawls, his hand dipping further between her thighs, not yet slipping beneath her underwear but cupping her clothed sex, fingers poised to prod and push. “What sort of alpha would that make me if I left my darling omega unattended?” 

“Uh-huh, that’s the reason why you hauled me in here.” 

The High Lord pulls away, standing to his full height and turning his mate by her hips so they’re chest to chest. “Should I stop?” He whispers, a glint in his dark eyes. 

“Could you stop?” Feyre counters breathily, fingers raising to tip the black, lacy strap over the curve of her shoulder. The first one falls, and the second follows after. Violet eyes track each movement, his tongue wetting his lips, “I could do anything if you asked it of me.” 

“So charming, High Lord.” 

“So wicked, High Lady.” 

Feyre tilts her head upward, light brown hair tickling further down her spine and Rhys lowers his mouth to meet her, lips pressing together. A mixture of a moan and a hum warms the High Lord’s mouth as Feyre’s hands greedily rise over his chest, her fingertips teasingly tracing up the notch lapels of his finery before tangling in his raven locks of hair. Broad palms return to her hips and Feyre moves with him as he walks her back to their bed, the backs of her thighs brushing the rouge and gold jacquard patterned sheets. 

Rhysand is the first to pull away, his hold tightening around Feyre’s waist as he keeps his mouth within kissing distance. “I’m hungry, High Lady.” 

“You’re always hungry, High Lord.” 

“Call me by my name,” he whispers, breath tickling her mouth as shivers of tingling pleasure skitter through her abdomen. “Only if you call me by mine.” 

A low, strained chuckle drags from the back of his throat and the next thing Feyre knows is she’s being hoisted from the floor and carefully set back in the bed, the rouge and gold rayon fabric teasingly scraping against exposed skin. Her hair scatters across the sheets, framing her perfect features as cool, watercolour-blue eyes gaze up at her High Lord. Her alpha. Her mate. 

“Come here, Rhys.” The male in question doesn’t attempt to hide the effect her husky voice has on him, nor does he show even the slightest amount of embarrassment as his tongue flicks out over his lips and he palms himself through his trousers. “Shall I be on top of you, tonight?” He questions in a silky drawl, removing the clothing from his upper body seamlessly, a few swift movements and skilfully tailored fabric is discarded, “Or would you prefer to take the lead?” 

“And make your mate do all the work?” Feyre questions as she parts her thighs, legs curving at the knee to make room for him as he prowls forward. A wicked smirk appears on his soft mouth, “You love it.” 

“Then I’ll leave the choice up to you, since apparently I was the one who got you in to this state. Does that sound fair?” 

“You’ll let me decide what I do to you, Feyre?” 

Heat flutters between her legs, arousal infusing into the air, dampening the black lace covering her sex. “I’ll let you decide what you do to me,” she breathes, curving one leg around his hip, glancing with interest down to his mouth, “Rhys.” The High Lord releases a sound between a groan and a laugh, then he’s allowing the rough pads of his fingers to settle over her diaphragm, slowly, tenderly, coasting their way up her sternum, gliding between her breasts until they’re pausing over a fluttering pulse. 

“I’ll take my time then, shall I?” 

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Feyre’s spine arches from the mattress as the orgasm barrels through her sensitive body, those deft, cruelly skilled fingers continuing to curl and rub against that spot while his tongue flickers over her clit. 

His name has been repeating in her mouth for what must have been hours—there’s no way he could make her feel this good in anything less than that, even knowing how talented that silver-tipped tongue of his is. The flimsy black lace that had been covering her breasts has long-since been pushed away, though she’s still clasped within its confines. Just like with her underwear. Rhys had simply pushed it to the side, keeping her under that self-imposed containment she wishes he would simply tear right off. She wouldn’t even be mad if he did. 

What she is mad about, is the leisurely curl of his fingers, the idle strokes of his tongue as it caresses the tip of her puffy, aching clit. “Rhys…” She whines, hands gripping the sheets, the covers long-since tossed to the side. Violet eyes flick up from between her thighs and she tightens around his fingers as he emerges from where he had been applying himself, a silvery strand of arousal connecting from his lower lip to her cunt. “Hmm? I thought you wanted a break?” 

Feyre shoots him a glare before melting back into the bed. “You want the same thing I do,” she huffs, shifting her hips but it only causes his fingers to again push against that spot. “I do?” Rhys muses, lowering his head just enough to deliver a teasing lap to her clit. “And what is that?” Blue-grey eyes darken with hunger, turning the colour of stormy coastal skies. A dusky red colours her cheeks, the pink of her lips looking fuller than usual from teethmarks, “you know what.” 

“I want you to ask for it,” Rhys breathes, muscles flexing in his powerful shoulders as he lifts on to his arms, prowling up Feyre’s body until his lips are grazing the valley of her breasts. “Ask me to give it to you.” 

Feyre snorts. “You have a giving kink.” 

Fingers pluck at one of her nipples and she gasps. “Aren’t you lucky to have such a generous alpha as your mate?” 

“So generous,” Feyre fixes, a glint in her eyes as her fingers dance over the muscles in his broad shoulders. She lifts her smiling face from the pillows, just so their lips are brushing, “and so arrogant.” 

“It’s well-earned,” he protests, but Feyre doesn’t seem to bother with his reply, wrapping her legs around his hips. “I want your knot, Rhys.” 

The High Lord groans, shifting so each movement, every breath adds to the delicious pressure between them. “Ask me again.”

The High Lady rolls her eyes, a playful smirk on her lips, but adheres. “I want your knot. Will you give it to me?” 

“How could I ever refuse?” He murmurs causing Feyre to laugh, her blueish eyes twinkling as he presses one more kiss to her mouth. “Since you asked so nicely.” Another kiss. “I’m willing to indulge.” 

“How generous you are.” 

Rhys chuckles before righting himself, fingers skimming down the underside of Feyre’s thighs then looping beneath the black lace, “Lift up for me, Feyre.” The High Lady complies, happy to finally be shimmying free of the sopping underwear, legs parting to bear herself to her alpha. Rhys can’t help himself, running his middle and forth finger up through her centre, parting her until he reaches the tip of her swollen clit. How tempting it is to take her in his mouth again. But instead he wraps himself in his hand, guiding the tip to her entrance. 

Maybe he rubs his cock against her sex a few more times than he needs, just to work her up a bit more, bumping into her clit while precum leaks down his head. 

Feyre’s rosey lips part on a throaty moan as he pushes in, so easy for him to slide home by the amount of slick wetting her thighs and soaking the sheets below. “Greedy thing,” Rhys comments lowly when her legs squeeze his hips, making sure he’s flush with her cunt, “this is the fourth time this night you’re taking it.” 

“I’m not greedy.” Feyre tilts her hips, pushing the head of his cock to rub upward against her walls. “Is it greedy to want to have my mate inside of me?” 

Rhys drops a kiss to her lips, “not compared to your usual hunger.” 

“Your usual hunger.” 

“No? You don’t ever find yourself hungry for me, Feyre?”

Feyre huffs a laugh, her eyes twinkling. “Maybe sometimes.” 

“Only sometimes?” 

“Frequently.” 

Rhys smirks, drawing back his hips then pushing straight back in as if he can’t bear to be away from his omega for more than a second. Feyre’s moans grow incrementally in volume as the pace increases, already beginning to feel the skin at the base of him flaring, a sure sign he’s as hungry for her as she is for him. And with how much pleasure has already been raised to their surfaces it doesn’t take long for things to click into place. 

Legs wrap tight around the High Lord’s waist as they lock together, pleasure thrumming like something physical between them, smothering the air and turning their visions hazy. His knot presses against her inner walls, triggering pulses of pure ecstasy to sweep through both of them as the high is reached, a peak shared through the bond that joins them. 

Feyre’s back arcs, and Rhys allows his lips to press to the pulse point in her throat, feeling that heavy stutter beneath his mouth, taking a deep inhale of the scent that’s practically rolling from his divine mate in waves.

Gods, he doesn’t want her to ever come off his knot. 

What heaven it would be to have his darling Feyre wrapped around him, laying with him, holding him for as long as they could last. 

[arthistoryanimalia]

#InsectWeek fashion:

Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian, 1890–1973) for Maison Schiaparelli (French, founded 1927) Necklace & Suit, Fall 1938 collection necklace: rhodoid (cellulose acetate plastic) & metal; suit: rayon, silk, plastic Metropolitan Museum of Art 2009.300.1234, 2009.300.2374

Necklace: "From the fall 1938 pagan collection, this iconic necklace epitomizes Schiaparelli's Surrealist tendencies, perhaps more than any other design she executed because of the unreal idea of insects crawling on your skin as a fashion statement. Because of the clear Rhodoid, a type of cellulose acetate plastic, the multicolored insects seem to be resting on the wearer's skin. Rhodoid was a newly developed material and Schiaparelli was unafraid of using inventive materials for her designs. She appreciated the avant-garde quality and element of surprise infused into the design by using unconventional materials. The pagan collection was inspired by Botticelli's lush paintings; therefore flowers, woodland creatures, foliage, and insects decorated dinner suits, evening gowns and accessories. The multicolored metal insects were also seen securing a ribbon hatband on a doll hat and resting on the collar of a suit [shown here]. This necklace was worn by Millicent Rogers (who also owned the suit previously mentioned), one of Schiaparelli's best clients who was brave enough to wear her outré designs."

Suit: "Elsa Schiaparelli was influenced by the Surrealist art scene of Paris in the 1930s, and references to that movement frequently materialize in her designs. Artists were using collage, photography and paint as their medium; Schiaparelli was using clothing. Here, in a suit from her fall 1938 Pagan collection, she incorporates three elements that have become hallmarks of her career-- interesting fabric, Surrealist elements and unconventional buttons. Schiaparelli scoured fabric houses to find fabrics that perfectly translated her artistic ideas. The crepe used for this jacket and dress is highly textured, adding a rough dimension to the overall design. The Surrealist elements here, the plastic bug ornaments, are shockingly realistic and in juxtaposition to the delicate pink silk of the collar where they rest. As Dilys Blum states in Shocking! The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli, many designs from this collection featured earthy decorations inspired by Botticelli's paintings, like flowers, fruits, animals and insects. Buttons were another form of expression for Schiaparelli. In this case, the leaf-shaped buttons represent foliate forms, another common motif seen throughout the Pagan collection. This unusual ensemble would require a certain level of fashion bravado, and the previous owner, Millicent Rogers, definitely possessed that."

[vincentbriggs]

Hello! I am newer to the sewing craft and hobby. I was wondering if you had any tips or thoughts on your favorite fabrics to use, qualities to look out for, and any other general tips you might want to give to a blooming designer. Most of my work is gonna be more whimsical and less historical, but that doesn't mean I can't use all the help and tips I can get going in! I will write down any valuable information you can give in my notes.

That is a VERY broad question and I don't really know how to answer without knowing more specifically what you're sewing! I do 18th century menswear, and very 18th century inspired everyday clothing, but I have no idea what you're looking to make, so I don't know if we need the same fabrics. Like, when I hear "more whimsical and less historical", for me that would be something like a tailored suit that looks like it's made of leaves, but for someone else it might be a big floofy ballgown.

But to answer the bit about my favourite fabrics - I prefer woven fabrics in natural fibres with no stretch. I use a lot of linen, cotton, wool, and some silk and rayon, with the weight and specific kind of fabric depending on what garment I'm making and what season it's for. Usually they're medium or heavy weight, with the exception of shirts. My favourite thing for nightgowns is thrifted 100% cotton bedsheets, my favourite thing for shirts is lightweight linen, and I like making pants out of heavy cotton and jackets and waistcoats out of wool suiting, but there are lots more materials I've used for these things.

And there are people who like to sew with stretch knits, or who use a lot of shiny synthetics, or lightweight gauzy fabrics! There are tons of different kinds of fabric, and the ones that are best for you will depend on what kind of garments you're making, what kind of wear they'll get, and your budget. (Though I will say that I'm a polyester & acrylic hater. Sometimes synthetics can be nice if you need something sparkly and shiny that can't be done with natural fibres, and I do usually machine sew with poly thread, but polyester fabrics are often a Bad Texture and they don't breathe and I avoid wearing or working with them.)

One thing that might be helpful is going to your nearest fabric store and touching lots of fabric and reading the labels. It's not the same as actually sewing with them, but it should help you get a bit more familiar with the textures of various weaves/how much they fray/etc. (Also looking at the fibre content on the labels of your own clothing, even though these days far too many things are polyester, or some sort of blend, and there are lots of great fabrics people are missing out on.)

I'd also recommend Nicole Rudolph's videos on fabric - she's got ones on wool, silk, linen, cotton, and tailoring supplies, which ought to give you a good idea of the various qualities of those particular natural fibres.

Here's a link to my FAQ, which has some other sewing questions I've answered over the years.

[fashionsfromhistory]

As someone who can't wear fabrics that are itchy, (rough) even if it washed in softener. Can you give advice on what to look for? I need more business clothes but it seems all the work pants I find for the office is made of that fabric.

Oh this is a tough one. Unfortunately, you might have to go for a higher price point. A fix that worked for an actress I used to work with was wearing satiny cuddl duds in the winter and tights in the summer under all of her pants but YMMV.

(this next part assumes you're US American but I think the idea is applicable everywhere)

First, I would recommend going a slightly fancy department store like Nordstroms. You don't have to buy anything, just feel some clothing to figure out what fabrics you like and write it down. I would recommend going to a higher end store vs like JC Pennys because manufactures like to lie about fabric content and in my personal experience it's less of an issue if you go to a more expensive store. If you're like me, anything rayon, wool, or polyester is a no-go. Semi synthetic fabrics are hit or miss. I'm personally good with silks, satins, linens, and cottons. (If you're not allergic to wool, apparently merino wool is great)

If you're close to a bigger city, you'll probably be good to shop in store. Smaller towns you'll probably have to do online shoping in order to avoid certain fabrics. I haven't shopped at all these but off the top of my head some good stores to check out might be: Quince, Universal Standard, Good American, Amour Vet, Madewell, and Macy's but be real vigilant about checking the fabric content. Rich People Goodwill can have some great stuff but with the rise of thrifting it can be a slog (and real frustrating depending on your size)

May the odds be in your favor on the hunt for non scratchy clothes <3

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I randomly remembered a local vintage clothing store today & decided to pay it a visit and I had to share this dress I got there!!

I adore the print, and the waistband is adjustable (which I love because dresses never really fit my waist otherwise)!!

Ohh and it's 100% rayon, which is my favourite fabric — it's sooo soft!

(It's a liiittle on the short side for me — you can see part of my knees! So risqué, I know! 😂 but I couldn't pass it up haha)