The Fabric Mart order arrived...or, sort of arrived...yesterday. Of the two fabrics I ordered, one was listed as 'sold out', although the first indication I had of that was when I picked up the surprisingly small box and felt how light it was. The black/white/red glen plaid was no longer available. Well, that's probably a good thing, since I had no plans to sew it up immediately...I just really liked it.
But I did get four yards (well, actually 4 3/8 yards) of one of the Anna Sui silks. Imagine my surprise when I laid the fabric over the chair to take a photo (it does not have the green/yellow cast that shows up in the photo) and saw that print discontinuity! It's there about every yard. I intended it for lining anyway, at $4.99 a yard it's cheaper than Ambiance, even after adding shipping, so I'm not devastated that I'd have to work around it too much,
Ok, I just convinced myself. This is lining, period. ;)
ETA Friday Morning: I sent an email to FM about the problem and got a reply from Joann at Fabric Mart this morning; she said they'd fix the description on the site and offered to send me additional fabric free of charge if I needed more for my intended project. For lining, it doesn't matter, so I didn't need any. But I checked the link above and it looks like the panel length is noted now, so hopefully it'll be a heads up for anyone else!
That's too bad! At least you can see the silver lining in the whole thing (yes, pun intended!) and I'm sure there will be a few of garments in the future with stunning linings.
ReplyDeleteIt's possible that this is a scarf print. That would explain the regular repeats of the flaw....
ReplyDeleteat any rate, lining from this will be lovely!
Lisa,
ReplyDeleteUhm, I took a look at the website... it's not explained well, but it does say it's a 45"x31" panel.
I think Shannon's right... it's a scarf print. They show it made into a blouse though, so it would have been a good idea to have pointed out the discontinuity in bolder print.
It'll make a stunner of a lining! And I like bold fun linigs in garments and even in pockets and hidden facings.
Kathleen, I got an email early this morning and JoAnn said they would note the panels on the website, so I think that's probably been fixed now. I'm not sure it's a scarf print...there's no border of any kind like there are on the ones that are designated as a scarf print. The floral print just stops...with some of the flowers cut off. It's a puzzlement! I'm just glad I didn't have my heart set on a slinky dress out of it! LOL
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