Opinions on this fabric...

[Pandora II]

I got this silk damask sample through from the historical silk manufacturers today and wondered what you all think.

As it's silk it's incredibly difficult to get it to look right even scanned from how it is in real life.

The gold bits are a light yellowy gold, and the background is a pale yellowish oyster. The colours are much closer than they look in the photo - and it really gleams in the way silk does (but not in photos!

) It is NOT the pinky purply colour it looks on my monitor! Grrrr

At first, I was thinking it would be better for the underskirt and then have a paler damask - say oyster and either white/ivory/cream.

Now, I'm wondering is I should use this as the top fabric and have an even deeper gold as the underskirt.

It is gorgeous fabric and a really good weight - but I can like fabric in the way I can like rocks (in a box to take out and play with every now and then)

 

[Pandora II]

For those who haven''t seen the saga -the dress will look very like this:

 

[Gypsy]

Beautiful. I think a darker gold underskirt would be lovely, especially if there is trim in the same dark tone on the overdress.

 

[CrownJewel]

That''s really pretty! It sounds to me like you love this fabric...so go for it and make it the top layer. It will look great with a darker tone underneath.

 

[Haven]

Oh it''s just gorgeous, Pandora. I think it would look lovely over a dark underskirt. Very regal.

 

[somethingshiny]

I think it''s beautiful but I have one suggestion. I know scanners pick color up differently than a real camera, but I''d give the fabric a few test shots with the camera to make sure you''re going to like how it photographs.