Jane -- I swear by www.fabrics.net It has a great search engine where you can just type in the fabric you are looking for and get a listing of retailers that carry it. I had great success when I was looking for cotton velvet of a specific color. Good luck! Susan >From: Joanne Hackett <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Textile Conservators <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Silk Velvet >Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:02:44 -0500 > >Jane, >Should you wish to persue using silk velvet I can recommend Thai Silks >in California. They stock a variety of silk velvets, including one >ready to dye. I have always found them helpful with swatching and they >will sell you a small quantity. They have really great sets of pre-cut >swatches of all of their china silk colors and their different types and >weights of silk. >http://www.thaisilks.com/ > >Joanne Hackett >Associate Textile Conservator >Indianapolis Museum of Art. > > > >>> [log in to unmask] 6/29/2005 5:58:15 PM >>> >I am looking for a source of silk velvet (light-weight), suitable for >use as a backing in an enclosed frame containing ivory/gilded metal. >The velvet will be use to cover the backboard of a shadowbox frame >which houses three ovals of carved ivory set in gilded frames. >Because of extensive mold growth the original wood backboard will be >replaced, mostly likely by MDF covered with ragboard, over which >new velvet will be placed. The original velvet can not be salvaged. > >Can anyone recommend fabric sources that will sell small quanties ( a >yard?) of silk velvet suitable for conservation use? The original is >of a caramel color, so I am prepared to dye, if a white or ecru >velvet can be found. > >Thank you for your recommendations. > >Jane Hammond >Adjunct Textile Conservator >The Intermuseum Conservation Association >Cleveland, Ohio _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/