The English schoolboy's hat I have is lined with that, it appears. Nice to know what it is. It is thin, but the twill weave gives it a very soft feel to the fingers. Very smooth. Sharon C.
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Katy Bishop Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:01 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] nankeen substitute I asked Saundra the same question and she recommended a cotton sheeting. It has to be lightweight. Katy On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Emily Gilbert <emchantm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm planning to make the Past Patterns 1793-1820 Transition Stay. It > says that the stay the pattern was taken from was made in nankeen, and > that nankeen is "unlike any fabric available in today's market", but > doesn't offer any suggestions as to what to use instead. Does anyone > know what kind of fabric would give me the closest approximation? > > Thanks! > Emily > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
