Black and Pink Stripes?
despite my own penchant for bright lawn green, which I would venture to guess is the Anti-Goth color (brimming as it is with life and vulgar cheerfulness), I have a not-so-secret fondness and admiration for the Full-On Goth. I really, really love Goth fashion, in all its varieties, but probably my favorite Goth is the lady of the Manners, who runs Gothic charm School. (That’s her, ideal there on the left.)
And because the lady of the Manners has such exquisite fashion sense, she is often hindered by the lack of availability of certain items, considering that makers are either unaware of the demand for such things, or unwilling to deal with those so far avant of the garde. So she asked me for help in tracking down a particular fabric, and I, in turn, am asking all of you.
Does any individual know of a source for black and “cupcake pink” (see why the lady is my favorite Goth?) large striped fabric? The stripes, ideally, would be a lot more than 3/8th of an inch wide.
The lady of the Manners needs at least five yards, because the imagined dress includes a bustle. (Oh, my heart!)
It has been suggested that the lady of the Manners get black and WHITE fabric, and dye it, but, perfectionist that she is, she is terrified that she wouldn’t be able to dye it evenly. So she waits for the ideal fabric to come along.
And — this request got me thinking. If I put up a quick-wiki/bulletin board page of “fabric requests” would you folks visit it, both to post requests and to help meet them? Does such a thing exist anywhere else? I wouldn’t supply any kind of ecommerce support — you’d have to email each other and make arrangements for sales and swaps yourselves — but would simply having such a space be helpful? let me know in the comments.
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