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Hi Joanne

I know Whaleys in the UK sells silk crepeline but I haven't tried it.

http://www.whaleys-bradford.ltd.uk/product.htm?productID=491

in USA Talas sells imported crepeline:

http://apps.webcreate.com/ecom/catalog/product_specific.cfm?ClientID=15&ProductID=23338

Luba Dovgan Nurse
A. Mellon Fellow, Conservation
National Museum of the American Indian
Cultural Resources Center
Office of Conservation
4220 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, MD  20746
301-238-1439- phone
301-238-3201 - fax
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On 3 March 2011 09:09, Joanne Hackett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello,
> our usual supplier of bulk crepeline, EDT Armaline in Lyon, appears to have gone out of business.  There's no answer to the phone or e-mail and the Lyon chamber of commerce tell me that they are no longer trading.  Does anyone know of any alternative suppliers in Europe?  I do have a link to a Chinese supplier, via the National Silk Museum in Hangshou, but would rather source the material closer to home.
>
> Thanks
> Joanne Hackett
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