Hi,
In 18th-century and 19th-century , "nankeen" was popularly used for breeches, so I wouldn't go too lightweight with it. Since it was a naturally-colored cotton you might have fun using one of the yellowish http://foxfibre.com/ fabrics. When I get home tonight I'll look it up in Montgomery's Textiles in America to see if she has any info about weave. Lauren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emily Gilbert" <emchantm...@gmail.com> To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 1:37:47 PM Subject: [h-cost] nankeen substitute 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
