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
According to Montgomery, "Textiles in America", Nankeen is "a cotton
cloth of plain weave originally sold at Nankin in China and made from
a yellow variety of cotton..." "At least by the mid-eighteenth
century, in the Manchester area it was made of ordinary cotton dyed
yellow. Swatch number 62 in Holker's manuscript is nankeen suitable
for men's waistcoats and trousers which he says wears very well."
(see page 308 for more details)
You might try to find coutil, which is made specifically made for
corsets. It's fairly lightweight, but very strong.
Joan Jurancich
joa...@surewest.net
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